2012–13 NHL suspensions and fines

The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League during the 2012–13 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 48 games due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout. No pre-season games were played.

Suspensions

† - suspension carried over from 2011–12 NHL season

‡ - suspension covered at least one 2013 post-season game

Date of Incident Offender Team(s) Offense(s) Date of Action Length
April 15, 2012 Arron Asham Pittsburgh Penguins/New York Rangers Cross-checking Brayden Schenn.[1] April 17, 2012 4 games†
(3 PIT 2012 post-season + 1 NYR regular season)
April 17, 2012 Raffi Torres Phoenix Coyotes Late charge to the head of Marian Hossa.[2] April 21, 2012 25 games
reduced to 21 games†
(13 2012 post-season + 8 regular season)
January 22, 2013 Brayden Schenn Philadelphia Flyers Charging Anton Volchenkov.[3] January 23, 2013 1 game
January 29, 2013 Colin McDonald New York Islanders Boarding Ben Lovejoy.[4] January 30, 2013 2 games
February 1, 2013 John Erskine Washington Capitals Elbowing Wayne Simmonds.[5] February 2, 2013 3 games
February 19, 2013 Jannik Hansen Vancouver Canucks Roughing Marian Hossa.[6] February 20, 2013 1 game
February 21, 2013 Taylor Hall Edmonton Oilers Kneeing Cal Clutterbuck.[7] February 22, 2013 2 games
February 22, 2013 Ryane Clowe San Jose Sharks Leaving the bench to initiate a fight with Andrew Shaw.[8] February 25, 2013 2 games
March 2, 2013 Harry Zolnierczyk Philadelphia Flyers Charging Mike Lundin.[9] March 3, 2013 4 games
March 3, 2013 Patrick Kaleta Buffalo Sabres Boarding Brad Richards.[10] March 4, 2013 5 games
March 7, 2013 Brent Thompson New York Islanders
(assistant coach) 		Verbal abuse towards an official.[11] March 8, 2013 2 games
March 12, 2013 Corey Perry Anaheim Ducks Illegal hit to Jason Zucker.[12] March 13, 2013 4 games
March 19, 2013 Eric Selleck Florida Panthers Instigator penalty in the last five minutes of a game.
Leaving the bench to initiate a fight with Kevin Westgarth.[13] 		March 20, 2013 2 games
(1 regular season + 1 regular season)
March 20, 2013 Joffrey Lupul Toronto Maple Leafs Illegal hit to the head of Victor Hedman.[14] March 21, 2013 2 games
March 21, 2013 Alexander Edler Vancouver Canucks Charging against a goaltender on Mike Smith.[15] March 22, 2013 2 games
March 29, 2013 Nate Thompson Tampa Bay Lightning Illegal hit to the head of Matt D'Agostini.[16] March 30, 2013 2 games
April 10, 2013 Anton Volchenkov New Jersey Devils Elbowing Brad Marchand.[17] April 11, 2013 4 games
April 15, 2013 Ryan White Montreal Canadiens Illegal hit to the head of Kent Huskins.[18] April 17, 2013 5 games
April 23, 2013 Dustin Brown Los Angeles Kings Elbowing Jason Pominville.[19] April 24, 2013 2 games
May 1, 2013 Andrew Ference Boston Bruins Illegal hit to the head of Mikhail Grabovski.[20] May 2, 2013 1 game‡
May 2, 2013 Eric Gryba Ottawa Senators Illegal hit to the head of Lars Eller.[21] May 3, 2013 2 games‡
May 4, 2013 Justin Abdelkader Detroit Red Wings Charging Toni Lydman.[22] May 5, 2013 2 games‡
May 14, 2013 Raffi Torres San Jose Sharks Illegal hit to the head of Jarret Stoll.[23] May 16, 2013 Remainder of 2nd round of playoffs‡
(6 games)
June 4, 2013 Duncan Keith Chicago Blackhawks High-sticking Jeff Carter.[24] June 5, 2013 1 game‡

Fines

Fines were changed for this season such that players can be fined up to 50% of one day's salary, up to a maximum of $10,000.00 U.S. for their first offense, and $15,000.00 U.S. for any subsequent offenses. The previous maximum fine before this season was only $2500.00 U.S., for players.

Date of Incident Offender Team Offense Date of Action Amount
February 5, 2013 Brandon Dubinsky Columbus Blue Jackets Boarding Rob Scuderi.[25] February 6, 2013 $10,000.00 U.S. (max.)
February 17, 2013 Devin Setoguchi Minnesota Wild High-sticking Kyle Quincey.[26] February 19, 2013 $8,108.11 U.S. (max.)
February 17, 2013 Mark Giordano Calgary Flames Slew-footing Antoine Roussel.[27] February 19, 2013 $10,000.00 U.S. (max.)
February 18, 2013 Rich Clune Nashville Predators Boarding Aaron Palushaj.[28] February 20, 2013 $1,452.70 U.S. (max.)
February 28, 2013 Jamie Benn Dallas Stars Cross-checking Ryan Jones.[29] March 2, 2013 $10,000.00 U.S. (max.)
March 23, 2013 Jordan Nolan Los Angeles Kings Cross-checking Henrik Sedin.[30] March 24, 2013 $1,436.94 U.S. (max.)
April 3, 2013 Marc-Edouard Vlasic San Jose Sharks Slashing Dany Heatley.[31] April 4, 2013 $8,378.38 U.S. (max.)
May 17, 2013 Team San Jose Sharks Fined in the wake of general manager Doug Wilson's comments following the May 16 suspension of Raffi Torres.[32] May 18, 2013 $100,000.00 U.S.
May 25, 2013 Jamal Mayers Chicago Blackhawks Shooting pucks into the Detroit Red Wings net during the pre-game warmup.[33] May 27, 2013 $1,600.00 U.S.
May 25, 2013 Team Chicago Blackhawks Fined in the wake of Jamal Mayers' actions during the pre-game warmup May 25.[34] May 28, 2013 $10,000.00 U.S.

See also

References

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  2. ^ NHL.com (April 21, 2012), Coyotes' Torres suspended 21 games, NHL, retrieved January 23, 2013
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  4. ^ NHL.com (January 30, 2013), Islanders' McDonald suspended for two games, NHL, retrieved January 30, 2013
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  21. ^ NHL.com (May 3, 2013), Senators' Gryba suspended two games for illegal hit, NHL, retrieved May 3, 2013
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