2020–21 NHL suspensions and fines

The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2020–21 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. The season was shortened to 56 games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No pre-season games were played.

Based on each player's average annual salary, divided by number of days in the season (116) for non-repeat offenders and games (56) 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.[1]

Suspensions
Date of incident Offender Team(s) Offense(s) Date of action Length Salary forfeited1
January 13, 2021 Sammy Blais St. Louis Blues Illegal check to the head of Devon Toews.[2] January 14, 2021 2 games $25,862.07
January 28, 2021 Kevin Fiala Minnesota Wild Boarding Matt Roy.[3] January 29, 2021 3 games $77,586.21
Player totals: 5 games $103,448.28

Notes
1.^ All figures are in US dollars.

Fines

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).[1] 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:

Fines listed in italics indicate that was the maximum allowed fine.

Date of incident Offender Team Offense Date of action Amount1
January 15, 2021 Jared McCann Pittsburgh Penguins Elbowing Travis Sanheim.[4] January 16, 2021 $10,000.00
January 18, 2021 Nicolas Aube-Kubel Philadelphia Flyers Roughing Rasmus Dahlin.[5] January 19, 2021 $4,633.62
January 18, 2021 Elias Pettersson Vancouver Canucks Slashing Sean Monahan.[6] January 19, 2021 $3,987.07
January 18, 2021 Greg Pateryn Minnesota Wild Cross-checking Sonny Milano.[7] January 19, 2021 $5,000.00
January 20, 2021 Team Washington Capitals Violating League's COVID-19 Protocols.[8] January 20, 2021 $100,000.00
Totals: $123,620.69

Notes
1.^ All figures are in US dollars.

Further reading
  • 2019–2020 NHL Official Rules (PDF), NHL, October 2019
  • 2020-21 Transition Rules and Medical Protocols, NHLPA, December 22, 2020
  • NHL Department of Player Safety Education Videos, NHL, May 27, 2014, archived from the original on March 19, 2014
  • Glasner, Daniel (March 24, 2014), Goal: Transparent NHL Player Discipline. Assist: Labour Law, Canadian Lawyer, archived from the original on March 25, 2014, retrieved April 10, 2019

See also

References
  1. Department of Player Safety FAQs, nhl.com, August 31, 2015
  2. "Blais suspended two games for actions in Blues game". nhl.com. January 14, 2021.
  3. "Fiala suspended three games for actions in Wild game". nhl.com. January 29, 2021.
  4. McCann fined for actions in Penguins game, nhl.com, January 16, 2021
  5. Aube-Kubel fined for actions in Flyers game against Sabres, nhl.com, January 19, 2021
  6. Pettersson fined for actions in Canucks game against Flames, nhl.com, January 19, 2021
  7. Pateryn fined for actions in Wild game against Ducks, nhl.com, January 19, 2021
  8. Capitals fined $100,000 by NHL for COVID-19 violations, nhl.com, January 20, 2021
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