The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2019–20 NHL season. It lists which players or coaches of what team have been punished for which offense and the amount of punishment they have received.
Based on each player's average annual salary, divided by number of days in the season (186) for non-repeat offenders and games (82) for repeat offenders, salary will be forfeited for the term of their suspension. Players' money forfeited due to suspension or fine goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund, while money forfeited by coaches, staff or organizations as a whole go to the NHL Foundation.
† - suspension covered at least one 2019 NHL preseason game
‡ - suspension covered at least one 2020 postseason game
- Player was considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (player had been suspended in the 18 months prior to this suspension)
| Date of incident | Offender | Team(s) | Offense(s) | Date of action | Length | Salary forfeited, | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Kings | Unacceptable off-ice conduct.[1] | May 23, 2019 | data-sort-value="82" | 82 games + playoffs‡# 41 games† | N/A, | ||
| Washington Capitals | Inappropriate conduct.[2] | data-sort-value="3" | 3 games | $180,645.16 | |||
| R | San Jose Sharks | Physical abuse of officials.[3] (Slashing Linesman Kiel Murchison) | data-sort-value="3" | 3 games | $256,097.56 | ||
| Vegas Golden Knights | Violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program.[4] | data-sort-value="20" | 20 games | $152,419.35 | |||
| R | Winnipeg Jets | Boarding Oliver Kylington.[5] | data-sort-value="2" | 2 games | $71,138.22 | ||
| Calgary Flames | Roughing Kole Sherwood.[6] | data-sort-value="2" | 2 games | $64,516.13 | |||
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Elbowing Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.[7] | data-sort-value="3" | 3 games | $88,709.67 | |||
| Washington Capitals | Spitting at Erik Gudbranson.[8] | data-sort-value="3" | 3 games | $24,193.55 | |||
| R | St. Louis Blues | Cross-checking Viktor Arvidsson.[9] | data-sort-value="4" | 4 games | $67,073.17 | ||
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Boarding Erik Johnson.[10] | data-sort-value="2" | 2 games | $37,634.41 | |||
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Elbowing Rasmus Dahlin.[11] | data-sort-value="2" | 2 games | $7,500.00 | |||
| Philadelphia Flyers | Interference against Mathieu Perreault.[12] | data-sort-value="3" | 3 games | $14,919.35 | |||
| Los Angeles Kings | Illegal check to the head of Ivan Provorov.[13] | data-sort-value="2" | 2 games | $7,258.06 | |||
| Dallas Stars | Elbowing Ryan Ellis.[14] | data-sort-value="5" | 5 games | $40,322.58 | |||
| Edmonton Oilers | Serving as the aggressor in an altercation with Matthew Tkachuk.[15] | data-sort-value="2" | 2 games | $20,967.74 | |||
| Washington Capitals | Automatic suspension for missing NHL All-Star Game. | data-sort-value="1" | 1 game | $53,763.44 | |||
| Vegas Golden Knights | Automatic suspension for missing NHL All-Star Game. | data-sort-value="1" | 1 game | $45,698.92 | |||
| Boston Bruins | Automatic suspension for missing NHL All-Star Game. | data-sort-value="1" | 1 game | $34,946.24 | |||
| Boston Bruins | Illegal check to the head of Derek Stepan. | data-sort-value="2" | 2 games | $8,037.63 | |||
| R | Edmonton Oilers | Kicking Erik Cernak. | data-sort-value="7" | 7 games | $166,463.41 | ||
| R | San Jose Sharks | Elbowing Neal Pionk. | data-sort-value="3" | 3 games | $256,097.56 | ||
| R | New York Rangers | Interference against Joonas Donskoi. | data-sort-value="2" | 2 games‡ | N/A | ||
| Chicago Blackhawks | Illegal check to the head of Tyler Ennis. | data-sort-value="1" | 1 game‡ | N/A | |||
| Philadelphia Flyers | Cross-checking Brendan Gallagher. | data-sort-value="1" | 1 game‡ | N/A | |||
| Vegas Golden Knights | Illegal check to the head of Tyler Motte. | data-sort-value="1" | 1 game‡ | N/A | |||
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Boarding Brock Nelson. | data-sort-value="1" | 1 game‡ | N/A | |||
| Player totals: | 118 games‡ (+) | $1,598,402.15 | |||||
1. All figures are in US dollars.
2. Fines generated for games lost due to suspension for off-ice conduct are calculated uniquely and irrespective of repeat offender status.
3. Voynov was previously suspended indefinitely on October 20, 2014, for his actions.
4. Voynov and the NHLPA appealed the suspension to a neutral arbitrator on April 20, 2019. On May 23, 2019, NHL/NHLPA Neutral Discipline Arbitrator, Shyam Das, upheld NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman's one-season (one-year) suspension, but the neutral arbitrator ruled that Voynov should be credited with having already served 41 games of his suspension during the 2018–19 NHL season. Accordingly, the suspension will remain in effect until 41 games of the 2019–20 NHL season have been served.
5. Voynov did not have an active contract at the time of this ruling, and therefore did not forfeit any salary due to games lost.
6. Suspension accompanied by mandatory referral to the NHL/NHLPA Program for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health.
7. The precise parameters of Lemieux's suspension were originally delayed due to the suspension of the regular season due to COVID-19.[16]
Players can be fined up to 50% of one day's salary, up to a maximum of $10,000.00 for their first offense, and $15,000.00 for any subsequent offenses (player had been fined in the 12 months prior to this fine). Coaches, non-playing personnel, and teams are not restricted to such maximums, though can still be treated as repeat offenders.
Fines for players/coaches fined for diving/embellishment are structured uniquely and are only handed out after non-publicized warnings are given to the player/coach for their first offense. For more details on diving/embellishment fines:
| Incident Number1 | Player Fine2 | Coach Fine2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warning (N/A) | Warning (N/A) | |
| 2 | $2,000 | N/A | |
| 3 | $3,000 | N/A | |
| 4 | $4,000 | N/A | |
| 5 | $5,000 | $2,000 | |
| 6 | $5,000 | $3,000 | |
| 7 | $5,000 | $4,000 | |
| 8+ | $5,000 | $5,000 |
Fines listed in italics indicate that was the maximum allowed fine.
| Date of incident | Offender | Team | Offense | Date of action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Lightning | High-sticking Frank Vatrano. | $2,500.00 | |||
| Anaheim Ducks | Roughing Vladimir Sobotka. | $4,029.37 | |||
| Detroit Red Wings | Slashing Elias Lindholm. | $5,000.00 | |||
| St. Louis Blues | Charging John Gibson. | $7,392.47 | |||
| Nashville Predators | Elbowing Brayden Point. | $5,000.00 | |||
| San Jose Sharks | Elbowing Radko Gudas. | $5,000.00 | |||
| Ottawa Senators | Cross-checking Scott Laughton. | $2,486.56 | |||
| New York Rangers | Elbowing Cody Glass. | $2,486.56 | |||
| Colorado Avalanche | Boarding Alex DeBrincat. | $1,957.88 | |||
| Detroit Red Wings | Spearing Alexander Kerfoot. | $2,419.35 | |||
| Ottawa Senators | Roughing Evgeni Malkin. | $2,500.00 | |||
| Pittsburgh Penguins | High-sticking Jean-Gabriel Pageau. | $5,000.00 | |||
| Minnesota Wild | Diving/Embellishment (second citation). | $2,000.00 | |||
(head coach) | Columbus Blue Jackets | Inappropriate comments against officials during a postgame press conference. | $20,000.00 | ||
| Montreal Canadiens | Boarding Mike Green. | $2,688.17 | |||
| New York Rangers | Slashing Vince Dunn. | $5,000.00 | |||
| Nashville Predators | Diving/Embellishment (second citation). | $2,000.00 | |||
| New York Rangers | Interference against Jordan Eberle. | $2,486.56 | |||
| Vancouver Canucks | Slashing Yannick Weber. | $5,000.00 | |||
| Minnesota Wild | Slashing Ryan Reaves. | $5,000.00 | |||
| Boston Bruins | Cross-checking Brendan Gallagher. | $5,000.00 | |||
(head coach) | Montreal Canadiens | Inappropriate comments against officials during a postgame press conference. | $10,000.00 | ||
| Philadelphia Flyers | Slashing Gustav Nyquist. | $5,000.00 | |||
| Ottawa Senators | Unsportsmanlike conduct against Mark Scheifele. | $1,881.72 | |||
| New Jersey Devils | Cross-checking Tyler Bertuzzi. | $2,016.13 | |||
| Nashville Predators | Cross-checking Corey Perry. | $5,000.00 | |||
| St. Louis Blues | Roughing Adam Boqvist. | $5,000.00 | |||
| Vancouver Canucks | Spearing Ryan Hartman. | $5,000.00 | |||
| Minnesota Wild | Unsportsmanlike conduct against Micheal Ferland. | $1,000.00 | |||
| Florida Panthers | High-sticking Brock Nelson. | $2,500.00 | |||
(head coach) | Carolina Hurricanes | Inappropriate comments against officials during a postgame press conference. | $25,000.00 | ||
| Vegas Golden Knights | Slashing Alex DeBrincat. | $2,500.00 | |||
| R (head coach) | Columbus Blue Jackets | Inappropriate comments against officials during a postgame press conference. | $25,000.00 | ||
| Team | Arizona Coyotes | Violating the NHL's Combine Testing Policy. | N/A | ||
| Totals: | $184,844.77 |
1. All figures are in US dollars.
2. Stalock was issued his first citation following an incident on October 12, 2019.
3. Tortorella was also assessed a conditional fine of $25,000 that would be assessed if he committed a second violation prior to December 29, 2020.
4. Arvidsson was issued his first citation following an incident on December 27, 2019.
5. Brind'Amour was also assessed a conditional fine of $25,000 that would be assessed if he committed a second violation prior to August 12, 2021.
6. This fine is the collection of a conditional fine assessed January 1, 2020.3
7. Arizona was forced to forfeit the club's 2nd-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft and 1st-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft in lieu of a cash fine.