The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2023–24 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.

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 goes to the NHL Foundation.[1]

Suspensions

Based on each player's average annual salary, divided by number of days in the season (192) for non-repeat offenders and games (82) for repeat offenders, salary will be forfeited for their suspension.

† - suspension covered at least one 2023 NHL preseason game
‡ - suspension covered at least one 2024 postseason game
# - suspension was reduced on appeal
 R  - Player was considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (player had been suspended in the 18 months before this suspension)

Date of incident Offender Team(s) Offense(s) Date of action Length Salary forfeited1,2
October 3, 2023 Arthur Kaliyev Los Angeles Kings Kneeing Chase De Leo.[2] October 5, 2023 4 games†
(2 preseason +
2 regular season)		 $9,314.24
October 10, 2023 Brett Howden Vegas Golden Knights Illegal check to the head of Brandon Tanev.[3] October 11, 2023 2 games $19,791.67
October 20, 2023 Rasmus Andersson Calgary Flames Charging Patrik Laine.[4] October 21, 2023 4 games3 $94,791.67
Unknown Shane Pinto Ottawa Senators Activities relating to sports wagering.[5] October 26, 2023 41 games4 N/A4
October 27, 2023 Connor Clifton Buffalo Sabres Illegal check to the head of Nico Hischier.[6] October 28, 2023 2 games $34,722.22
October 30, 2023 Charlie McAvoy Boston Bruins Illegal check to the head of Oliver Ekman-Larsson.[7] October 31, 2023 4 games5 $197,916.67
November 4, 2023 Andrew Mangiapane Calgary Flames Cross-checking Jared McCann.[8] November 5, 2023 1 game $30,208.33
November 26, 2023 Ryan HartmanR Minnesota Wild Tripping Alex DeBrincat.[9] November 27, 2023 2 games $41,463.41
November 30, 2023 Brendan Smith New Jersey Devils Slashing Travis Konecny.[10] December 1, 2023 2 games $11,458.33
December 9, 2023 David Perron Detroit Red Wings Cross-checking Artem Zub.[11] December 11, 2023 6 games6 $148,437.48
December 10, 2023 Erik Gudbranson Columbus Blue Jackets Serving as the aggressor in an altercation with Nick Cousins.[12] December 11, 2023 1 game $20,833.33
January 2, 2024 Jason Zucker Arizona Coyotes Boarding Nick Cousins.[13] January 3, 2024 3 games $82,182.50
Player totals: 72 games†
(2 preseason + 70 regular)		 $691,119.85

Notes

1.^ All figures are in US dollars.
2.^ As players are not paid salary in the preseason or postseason, no fines are generated for games lost due to suspension during those periods.
3.^ Andersson and the NHLPA appealed the suspension on October 22, 2023.[14] After a hearing conducted on October 23, Commissioner Gary Bettman upheld the original four-game suspension. As his suspension was less than 6 games, per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Commissioner's decision was final and binding, not subject to review, and the NHLPA cannot appeal further to a neutral arbitrator on Andersson's behalf.[15]
4.^ Pinto's suspension began retroactively with Ottawa's first game of the 2023–24 NHL season.[16] As Pinto was a restricted free agent and not under contract at the time of the suspension, no salary was forfeited.
5.^ McAvoy and the NHLPA appealed the suspension on November 3, 2023.[17] After a hearing conducted on November 7, Commissioner Gary Bettman upheld the original four-game suspension. As his suspension was less than 6 games, per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Commissioner's decision was final and binding, not subject to review, and the NHLPA cannot appeal further to a neutral arbitrator on McAvoy's behalf.[18]
6.^ Perron and the NHLPA appealed the suspension on December 12, 2023.[19] After a hearing conducted on December 19, Commissioner Gary Bettman upheld the original six-game suspension.[20]

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 (the player had been fined in the 12 months before this fine).[1] Coaches, non-playing personnel, and teams are not restricted to such maximums, though they 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.[21] For more details on diving/embellishment fines:

Diving/embellishment specifications
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
  1. For coach incident totals, each citation issued to a player on his club counts toward his total.
  2. All figures are in US dollars.

Fines listed in italics indicate that was the maximum allowed fine.
 R  - Player was considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (player had been fined in the 12 months before this fine)

Date of incident Offender Team Offense Date of action Amount1
October 11, 2023 Phillip Danault Los Angeles Kings Slashing Ross Colton.[22] October 12, 2023 $5,000.00
October 12, 2023 Garnet HathawayR Philadelphia Flyers Kneeing Zach Werenski.[23] October 13, 2023 $5,000.00
July 28, 2021 Team Ottawa Senators Failure to disclose details about a player contract.[24] November 1, 2023 N/A2
October 30, 2023 Greg Cronin
(head coach)		 Anaheim Ducks Unprofessional conduct towards officials.[25] November 3, 2023 $25,000.00
November 4, 2023 Mathew Barzal New York Islanders High-sticking Tony DeAngelo.[26] November 5, 2023 $5,000.00
November 7, 2023 Ross Colton Colorado Avalanche Cross-checking Timo Meier.[27] November 8, 2023 $5,000.00
November 13, 2023 Leon Draisaitl Edmonton Oilers Dangerous trip against Bo Horvat.[28] November 14, 2023 $5,000.00
November 15, 2023 Adam Erne Edmonton Oilers Elbowing Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.[29] November 16, 2023 $2,018.23
November 20, 2023 Nils Hoglander Vancouver Canucks Slew-footing Kevin Labanc.[30] November 21, 2023 $2,864.58
November 25, 2023 Jacob Trouba New York Rangers High-sticking Trent Frederic.[31] November 25, 2023 $5,000.00
November 27, 2023 Zack MacEwen Ottawa Senators Unsportsmanlike conduct against Matthew Tkachuk.[32] November 28, 2023 $2,018.23
November 30, 2023 Travis Konecny Philadelphia Flyers Cross-checking Brendan Smith.[33] December 1, 2023 $5,000.00
December 5, 2023 Jake Walman Detroit Red Wings High-sticking Jeff Skinner.[34] December 6, 2023 $2,500.00
December 7, 2023 Brendan Smith New Jersey Devils Dangerous trip against Devin Shore.[35] December 8, 2023 $2,864.58
December 7, 2023 Austin WatsonR Tampa Bay Lightning Unsportsmanlike conduct against Jeremy Lauzon.[36] December 8, 2023 $2,022.57
December 31, 2023 Ryan HartmanR Minnesota Wild High-sticking Cole Perfetti.[37] January 2, 2024 $4,427.08
Totals: $78,715.27

Notes

1.^ All figures are in US dollars.
2.^ Instead of a cash fine, Ottawa will forfeit its first-round draft pick in one of the 2024, 2025, or 2026 NHL Entry Drafts. Ottawa will make the determination as to which pick will be forfeited within 24 hours of the conclusion of the Draft Lottery for that year.[24]

Further reading

  • "National Hockey League Official Rules 2023–2024" (PDF). NHL. 2023.
  • "Department of Player Safety FAQs". NHL. August 22, 2023. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023.
  • "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. 1 2 "Department of Player Safety FAQs". nhl.com. August 31, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Kaliyev suspended 2 regular-season games for actions in Kings game". nhl.com. October 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Howden suspended 2 games for actions in Golden Knights game". nhl.com. October 11, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Andersson suspended 4 games for actions in Flames game". nhl.com. October 21, 2023.
  5. ↑ "NHL suspends Pinto 41 games for violating League's sports wagering rules". nhl.com. October 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Clifton suspended 2 games for actions in Sabres game". nhl.com. October 28, 2023.
  7. ↑ "McAvoy suspended 4 games for actions in Bruins game". nhl.com. October 31, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Mangiapane suspended 1 game for actions in Flames game". nhl.com. November 5, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Hartman suspended 2 games for actions in Wild game". nhl.com. November 27, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Smith suspended 2 games for actions in Devils game". nhl.com. December 1, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Perron suspended 6 games for actions in Red Wings game". nhl.com. December 11, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Gudbranson suspended 1 game for actions in Blue Jackets game". nhl.com. December 11, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Zucker suspended 3 games for actions in Coyotes game". nhl.com. January 3, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Flames' Andersson to appeal four-game suspension". tsn.ca. October 22, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Commissioner Bettman Upholds Four-Game Suspension Assessed to Flames' Andersson". nhl.com. October 24, 2023.
  16. ↑ Elliotte Friedman [@FriedgeHNIC] (October 26, 2023). "Told Pinto's suspension officially begins with Game 1 of Ottawa's season and is not dependent on him signing a contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ↑ Wyshynski, Greg (November 3, 2023). "Bruins' Charlie McAvoy is appealing 4-game suspension". espn.com.
  18. ↑ "McAvoy 4-game suspension upheld by Commissioner Bettman after appeal". nhl.com. November 8, 2023.
  19. ↑ "NHLPA files appeal on Perron's six-game suspension". tsn.ca. December 12, 2023.
  20. ↑ "NHL Commissioner Bettman affirms 6-game suspension for Perron of Red Wings". nhl.com. December 22, 2023.
  21. ↑ "NHL announces rules changes for 2014-15 season". nhl.com. September 11, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Danault fined $5,000 for actions in Kings game". nhl.com. October 12, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Hathaway fined $5,000 for actions in Flyers game". nhl.com. October 13, 2023.
  24. 1 2 "Senators to forfeit 1st-round pick in 2024, 2025 or 2026 NHL Draft". nhl.com. November 1, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Ducks coach Cronin fined $25,000 for unprofessional conduct". nhl.com. November 3, 2023.
  26. ↑ "Barzal fined $5,000 for actions in Islanders game". nhl.com. November 5, 2023.
  27. ↑ "Colton fined $5,000 for actions in Avalanche game". nhl.com. November 8, 2023.
  28. ↑ "Draisaitl fined $5,000 for actions in Oilers game". nhl.com. November 14, 2023.
  29. ↑ "Erne fined maximum for actions in Oilers game". nhl.com. November 16, 2023.
  30. ↑ "Hoglander fined maximum for actions in Canucks game". nhl.com. November 21, 2023.
  31. ↑ "Trouba fined maximum for actions in Rangers game". nhl.com. November 25, 2023.
  32. ↑ "MacEwen fined maximum for actions in Senators game". nhl.com. November 28, 2023.
  33. ↑ "Konecny fined maximum for action in Flyers game". nhl.com. December 1, 2023.
  34. ↑ "Walman fined $2,500 for actions in Red Wings game". nhl.com. December 6, 2023.
  35. ↑ "Smith fined maximum for actions in Devils game". nhl.com. December 8, 2023.
  36. ↑ "Watson fined maximum for actions in Lightning game". nhl.com. December 8, 2023.
  37. ↑ "Hartman fined maximum for actions in Wild game". nhl.com. January 2, 2024.
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