2022–23 NHL suspensions and fines

The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2022–23 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 (185) for non-repeat offenders and games (82) for repeat offenders, salary will be forfeited for the term of their suspension.

† - suspension covered at least one 2022 NHL preseason game
‡ - suspension covered at least one 2023 postseason game
 R  - 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 forfeited1,2
September 26, 2022 Jacob Melanson Seattle Kraken Illegal check to the head of James Hamblin.[2] September 27, 2022 2 games† N/A
September 28, 2022 Jacob Doty Los Angeles Kings Interference against Jeffrey Viel.[3] September 30, 2022 2 games† N/A
October 17, 2022 Evgeny Kuznetsov Washington Capitals High-sticking Kyle Burroughs.[4] October 18, 2022 1 game $42,162.16
October 27, 2022 Michael Rasmussen Detroit Red Wings High-sticking David Krejci.[5] October 28, 2022 2 games $15,783.78
November 5, 2022 Matthew Tkachuk Florida Panthers High-sticking Jonathan Quick.[6] November 6, 2022 2 games $102,702.70
November 5, 2022 Josh Anderson Montreal Canadiens Boarding Alex Pietrangelo.[7] November 6, 2022 2 games $59,459.46
November 8, 2022 Juraj Slafkovsky Montreal Canadiens Boarding Matt Luff.[8] November 9, 2022 2 games $10,270.28
November 11, 2022 Nicolas Aube-Kubel Washington Capitals Illegal check to the head of Cal Foote.[9] November 12, 2022 3 games $16,216.23
December 8, 2022 Pierre Engvall Toronto Maple Leafs High-sticking Sean Durzi.[10] December 9, 2022 1 game $12,162.16
December 9, 2022 Jeff Skinner Buffalo Sabres High-sticking Jake Guentzel.[11] December 10, 2022 3 games $145,945.95
December 9, 2022 Jamie Oleksiak Seattle Kraken Illegal check to the head of Alexander Alexeyev.[12] December 10, 2022 3 games $74,594.59
December 18, 2022 Tomas Hertl San Jose Sharks High-sticking Elias Lindholm.[13] December 19, 2022 2 games $87,972.97
December 22, 2022 Mason Shaw Minnesota Wild Kneeing Evgeny Svechnikov.[14] December 23, 2022 2 games $8,108.11
February 23, 2023 Erik Cernak Tampa Bay Lightning Elbowing Kyle Okposo.[15] February 24, 2023 2 games $31,891.89
February 26, 2023 K'Andre Miller New York Rangers Unsportsmanlike conduct against Drew Doughty.[16] February 28, 2023 3 games $15,000.00
March 7, 2023 Tony DeAngelo Philadelphia Flyers Spearing Corey Perry.[17] March 8, 2023 2 games $54,054.05
March 15, 2023 Jordan Binnington St. Louis Blues Roughing and unsportsmanlike conduct against Ryan Hartman.[18] March 16, 2023 2 games $64,864.86
March 23, 2023 A.J. Greer Boston Bruins Cross-checking Mike Hoffman.[19] March 24, 2023 1 game $4,121.62
March 25, 2023 Blake Lizotte Los Angeles Kings Cross-checking Josh Morrissey.[20] March 26, 2023 1 game $9,054.05
April 11, 2023 Ryan Hartman Minnesota Wild Interference against Nikolaj Ehlers.[21] April 12, 2023 1 game $9,189.19
April 18, 2023 Michael Bunting Toronto Maple Leafs Illegal check to the head and interference against Erik Cernak.[22] April 19, 2023 3 games‡ N/A
April 24, 2023 Cale Makar Colorado Avalanche Interference against Jared McCann.[23] April 25, 2023 1 game‡ N/A
May 10, 2023 Darnell NurseR Edmonton Oilers Automatic suspension for instigating a fight against Nicolas Hague during the final five minutes of a game.[24] May 11, 2023 1 game‡ N/A
May 10, 2023 Alex Pietrangelo Vegas Golden Knights Slashing Leon Draisaitl.[25] May 11, 2023 1 game‡ N/A
May 23, 2023 Jamie Benn Dallas Stars Cross-checking Mark Stone.[26] May 24, 2023 2 games‡ N/A
Player totals: 47 games†‡
(4 preseason +
35 regular season +
8 postseason) 		$755,445.94

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.

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.[27] 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 prior to this fine)

Date of incident Offender Team Offense Date of action Amount1
September 27, 2022 Jeff Petry Pittsburgh Penguins Roughing Jonatan Berggren.[28] September 28, 2022 $5,000.00
October 4, 2022 Michael Carcone Arizona Coyotes Roughing Gage Quinney.[29] October 5, 2022 $2,027.03
October 8, 2022 Alexander Romanov New York Islanders Charging Vincent Trocheck.[30] October 9, 2022 $5,000.00
October 12, 2022 Darnell Nurse Edmonton Oilers Interference against Kyle Burroughs.[31] October 13, 2022 $5,000.00
October 29, 2022 Ty Dellandrea Dallas Stars Interference against Igor Shesterkin.[32] October 30, 2022 $2,333.33
November 1, 2022 Casey Cizikas New York Islanders Interference against Alex Stalock.[33] November 2, 2022 $5,000.00
November 1, 2022 Trevor Zegras Anaheim Ducks Slashing Matt Benning.[34] November 2, 2022 $1,500.00
November 8, 2022 Kirill Kaprizov Minnesota Wild Roughing Drew Doughty.[35] November 9, 2022 $5,000.00
November 11, 2022 Garnet Hathaway Washington Capitals Unsportsmanlike conduct against Pat Maroon.[36] November 12, 2022 $4,054.05
November 11, 2022 Pat MaroonR Tampa Bay Lightning Unsportsmanlike conduct against Garnet Hathaway.[36] November 12, 2022 $2,702.70
November 12, 2022 Blake Coleman Calgary Flames Slew-footing Pierre-Luc Dubois.[37] November 13, 2022 $5,000.00
November 13, 2022 Carson Soucy Seattle Kraken Roughing Pierre-Luc Dubois.[38] November 14, 2022 $2,500.00
November 14, 2022 Mathieu Joseph Ottawa Senators High-sticking Sebastian Aho.[39] November 15, 2022 $5,000.00
December 8, 2022 Mason Marchment Dallas Stars Diving/embellishment (second citation).2[40] December 16, 2022 $2,000.00
December 17, 2022 Austin Watson Ottawa Senators Interference against Dylan Larkin.[41] December 18, 2022 $4,054.05
December 20, 2022 Mikhail Sergachev Tampa Bay Lightning Slashing Michael Bunting.[42] December 21, 2022 $5,000.00
December 27, 2022 Sheldon Keefe
(head coach) 		Toronto Maple Leafs Demeaning conduct directed at the officials.[43] December 28, 2022 $25,000.00
December 26, 2022 Team Toronto Maple Leafs Violating the collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the NHLPA.[44] December 28, 2022 $100,000.00
January 12, 2023 Clayton Keller Arizona Coyotes Cross-checking Erik Brannstrom.[45] January 13, 2023 $5,000.00
January 12, 2023 Mikhail SergachevR Tampa Bay Lightning Roughing Conor Garland.[46] January 13, 2023 $5,000.00
January 17, 2023 Paul Maurice
(head coach) 		Florida Panthers Inappropriate comments against officials during a postgame press conference.[47] January 19, 2023 $25,000.00
January 19, 2023 Mike Matheson Montreal Canadiens Interference against Eric Staal.[48] January 20, 2023 $5,000.00
January 24, 2023 Juuso Valimaki Arizona Coyotes Slashing Max Jones.[49] January 25, 2023 $4,189.19
February 9, 2023 Ian Cole Tampa Bay Lightning Kneeing Andrew Cogliano.[50] February 10, 2023 $5,000.00
February 21, 2023 Dylan Larkin Detroit Red Wings Cross-checking T.J. Oshie.[51] February 22, 2023 $5,000.00
February 23, 2023 Brad MarchandR Boston Bruins Dangerous trip against Oliver Bjorkstrand.[52] February 24, 2023 $5,000.00
February 27, 2023 Christian Wolanin Vancouver Canucks Slashing Ty Dellandrea.[53] February 28, 2023 $2,027.03
February 27, 2023 Colin Miller Dallas Stars Elbowing Nils Aman.[54] February 28, 2023 $5,000.00
March 7, 2023 Ryan HartmanR Minnesota Wild Slashing Rasmus Andersson.[55] March 8, 2023 $4,594.59
March 11, 2023 John Tavares Toronto Maple Leafs Slashing Vincent Desharnais.[56] March 12, 2023 $5,000.00
March 16, 2023 Nick Suzuki Montreal Canadiens Cross-checking Anton Lundell.[57] March 17, 2023 $2,500.00
April 5, 2023 Adam Fox New York Rangers Slashing Corey Perry.[58] April 6, 2023 $5,000.00
April 5, 2023 Alex Killorn Tampa Bay Lightning Slashing Igor Shesterkin.[59] April 6, 2023 $5,000.00
April 2, 2023 Mark Friedman Pittsburgh Penguins Diving/embellishment (second citation).3[60] April 6, 2023 $2,000.00
April 9, 2023 Ryan Strome Anaheim Ducks Unsportsmanlike conduct against the Colorado Avalanche.[61] April 10, 2023 $5,000.00
April 11, 2023 Neal Pionk Winnipeg Jets Cross-checking Marcus Johansson.[62] April 12, 2023 $5,000.00
April 22, 2023 Sam Lafferty Toronto Maple Leafs Cross-checking Ross Colton.[63] April 23, 2023 $3,108.11
April 23, 2023 Matthew Tkachuk Florida Panthers Cross-checking Garnet Hathaway.[64] April 24, 2023 $5,000.00
May 4, 2023 Sam Bennett Florida Panthers Cross-checking Michael Bunting.[65] May 5, 2023 $5,000.00
May 7, 2023 Tomas Tatar New Jersey Devils High-sticking Sebastian Aho.[66] May 8, 2023 $5,000.00
April 17, 2023 Team Vancouver Canucks Violating the collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the NHLPA.[67] May 8, 2023 $50,000.00
May 10, 2023 Jay Woodcroft
(head coach) 		Edmonton Oilers Automatic fine for Darnell Nurse instigating a fight during the final five minutes of a game.[24] May 11, 2023 $10,000.00
May 23, 2023 Max Domi Dallas Stars Slashing Mark Stone.[68] May 24, 2023 $5,000.00
Totals: $369,590.08

Notes

1.^ All figures are in US dollars.
2.^ Marchment was issued his first citation following an incident on November 26, 2022.[40]
3.^ Friedman was issued his first citation following an incident on December 28, 2022.[60]

Further reading

  • "National Hockey League Official Rules 2022–2023" (PDF). NHL. 2022.
  • "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

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