2020–21 NHL suspensions and fines

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]

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 featuring exclusively intra-division play due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No pre-season games were played.

Suspensions

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.

† - suspension covered at least one 2021 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
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
July 26, 2020[3] John Chayka No team2 Conduct detrimental to the league.[4][5]2 January 25, 2021 341 days†2 N/A
January 28, 2021 Kevin Fiala Minnesota Wild Boarding Matt Roy.[6] January 29, 2021 3 games $77,586.21
February 12, 2021 Johan Larsson Arizona Coyotes Illegal check to the head of Zach Sanford.[7] February 13, 2021 2 games $24,137.94
March 1, 2021 Alex Chiasson Edmonton Oilers Cross-checking Jimmy Vesey.[8] March 2, 2021 1 game $18,534.48
March 3, 2021 Joachim Blichfeld San Jose Sharks Illegal check to the head of Nathan MacKinnon.[9] March 4, 2021 2 games $12,701.14
March 5, 2021 Tom Wilson Washington Capitals Boarding Brandon Carlo.[10] March 6, 2021 7 games $311,781.61
March 9, 2021 Dante Fabbro Nashville Predators Elbowing Brock McGinn.[11] March 10, 2021 2 games $15,948.28
March 16, 2021 Carson Soucy Minnesota Wild Charging Conor Garland.[12] March 17, 2021 1 game $23,706.90
March 31, 2021 Chandler Stephenson Vegas Golden Knights Elbowing Tobias Bjornfot.[13] April 1, 2021 3 games $71,120.69
April 7, 2021 Jacob MacDonald Colorado Avalanche Illegal check to the head of Ryan Hartman.[14] April 8, 2021 2 games $12,500.00
April 10, 2021 Michael McCarron Nashville Predators Illegal check to the head of Yanni Gourde.[15] April 11, 2021 2 games $12,068.97
April 18, 2021 Alexander Edler Vancouver Canucks Kneeing Zach Hyman.[16] April 19, 2021 2 games $103,448.28
May 4, 2021 Shayne Gostisbehere Philadelphia Flyers Boarding Mark Friedman.[17] May 5, 2021 2 games $77,586.21
May 5, 2021 Pavel Buchnevich New York Rangers High-sticking Anthony Mantha.[18] May 6, 2021 1 game $28,017.24
May 6, 2021 Zack MacEwen Vancouver Canucks Kneeing Darnell Nurse.[19] May 7, 2021 1 game $7,112.07
May 8, 2021 Pat Maroon Tampa Bay Lightning Unsportsmanlike conduct against Brandon Montour.[20] May 9, 2021 1 game $7,758.62
May 16, 2021 Sam Bennett Florida Panthers Boarding Blake Coleman.[21] May 17, 2021 1 game† N/A
May 19, 2021 Nazem Kadri Colorado Avalanche Illegal check to the head of Justin Faulk.[22] May 21, 2021 8 games†3 N/A
May 23, 2021 Josh Archibald Edmonton Oilers Clipping Logan Stanley.[23] May 24, 2021 1 game† N/A
May 30, 2021 Ryan ReavesR Vegas Golden Knights Roughing/unsportsmanlike conduct against Ryan Graves.[24] May 31, 2021 2 games† N/A
June 2, 2021 Mark Scheifele Winnipeg Jets Charging Jake Evans.[25] June 3, 2021 4 games†
(3 post-season +
1 2021–22 regular season)4		 N/A
Player totals: 49 games†
(34 regular + 15 postseason)		 $829,870.71

Notes
1.^ All figures are in US dollars.
2.^ While no longer serving in a capacity with the team, the NHL ruled that Chayka's July 26, 2020 departure as general manager of the Arizona Coyotes breached his obligation to the club, by pursuing other opportunities while under contract. Chayka's suspension forbids him from working for any NHL club, in any capacity, through December 31, 2021.[4][5]
3.^ Suspension was appealed by Kadri on May 23, 2021.[26] On May 31, 2021, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced he had heard the appeal and was upholding the original 8 game suspension levied to Kadri.[27] The NHLPA then appealed to a neutral arbitrator on behalf of Kadri, on the same day.[28] On June 8, 2021, NHL/NHLPA Neutral Discipline Arbitrator, Shyam Das, upheld the NHL's 8-game suspension.[29]
4.^ As the Winnipeg Jets were eliminated from the playoffs, the remaining game of Scheifele's suspension was instead made to be served in his first game of the 2021–22 NHL season.

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:

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.

Date of incident Offender Team Offense Date of action Amount1
January 15, 2021 Jared McCann Pittsburgh Penguins Elbowing Travis Sanheim.[30] January 16, 2021 $10,000.00
January 18, 2021 Nicolas Aube-Kubel Philadelphia Flyers Roughing Rasmus Dahlin.[31] January 19, 2021 $4,633.62
January 18, 2021 Elias Pettersson Vancouver Canucks Slashing Sean Monahan.[32] January 19, 2021 $3,987.07
January 18, 2021 Greg Pateryn Minnesota Wild Cross-checking Sonny Milano.[33] January 19, 2021 $5,000.00
January 20, 2021 Team Washington Capitals Violating League's COVID-19 Protocols.[34] January 20, 2021 $100,000.00
January 31, 2021 Nick Bjugstad Minnesota Wild Cross-checking Ryan Graves.[35] February 1, 2021 $5,000.00
February 6, 2021 Radim Simek San Jose Sharks Spearing Adam Henrique.[36] February 7, 2021 $5,000.00
February 20, 2021 Austin Strand Los Angeles Kings Cross-checking Conor Garland.[37] February 21, 2021 $3,168.10
February 23, 2021 Antoine Roussel Vancouver Canucks Roughing Jesse Puljujarvi.[38] February 24, 2021 $5,000.00
March 2, 2021 Nino Niederreiter Carolina Hurricanes Interference against Juuse Saros.[39] March 3, 2021 $5,000.00
March 3, 2021 Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals Spearing Trent Frederic.[40] March 4, 2021 $5,000.00
March 4, 2021 Brett Pesce Carolina Hurricanes Dangerous trip against Robby Fabbri.[41] March 4, 2021 $5,000.00
March 6, 2021 Kailer Yamamoto Edmonton Oilers Dangerous trip against Rasmus Andersson.[42] March 7, 2021 $3,854.17
March 22, 2021 Kurtis Gabriel San Jose Sharks Altercation prior to the start of the game (cross-checking Kurtis MacDermid).[43] March 23, 2021 $3,017.24
March 22, 2021 Bob Boughner
(head coach)		 San Jose Sharks Altercation prior to the start of the game.2[43] March 23, 2021 $5,000.00
March 25, 2021 Samuel Morin Philadelphia Flyers Unsportsmanlike conduct against Brendan Lemieux.[44] March 26, 2021 $3,017.24
March 26, 2021 Nick Schmaltz Arizona Coyotes Boarding Radim Simek.[45] March 27, 2021 $5,000.00
March 30, 2021 Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers Elbowing Jesperi Kotkaniemi.[46] March 31, 2021 $5,000.00
March 31, 2021 Nathan MacKinnon Colorado Avalanche Unsportsmanlike conduct against Conor Garland.[47] April 1, 2021 $5,000.00
April 15, 2021 Zach Hyman Toronto Maple Leafs High-sticking Neal Pionk.[48] April 16, 2021 $5,000.00
April 22, 2021 Joe Thornton Toronto Maple Leafs Interference against Mathieu Perreault.[49] April 23, 2021 $3,017.24
April 22, 2021 Mathew Barzal New York Islanders Diving/Embellishment (second citation).3[50] April 29, 2021 $2,000.00
May 3, 2021 Tom Wilson Washington Capitals Roughing Pavel Buchnevich.[51] May 4, 2021 $5,000.00
May 4, 2021 Team New York Rangers Public comments criticizing an NHL official.[52] May 6, 2021 $250,000.00
April 30, 2021 Mikko Rantanen Colorado Avalanche Diving/Embellishment (second citation).4[53] May 6, 2021 $2,000.00
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May 8, 2021 Brandon Montour Florida Panthers Spearing Pat Maroon.[54] May 9, 2021 $5,000.00
May 8, 2021 Joel Edmundson Montreal Canadiens Dangerous trip against John Tavares.[55] May 9, 2021 $1,000.00
May 8, 2021 MacKenzie Weegar Florida Panthers High-sticking Mathieu Joseph.[56] May 9, 2021 $5,000.00
May 13, 2021 Ryan Hartman Minnesota Wild Dangerous trip against Sammy Blais.[57] May 14, 2021 $5,000.00
May 21, 2021 Jordan Staal Carolina Hurricanes Dangerous trip against Luke Kunin.[58] May 22, 2021 $5,000.00
May 21, 2021 Anthony Mantha Washington Capitals Goaltender interference against Tuukka Rask.[59] May 22, 2021 $5,000.00
May 22, 2021 Shea Weber Montreal Canadiens Cross-checking Wayne Simmonds.[60] May 23, 2021 $5,000.00
May 24, 2021 Pat Maroon Tampa Bay Lightning Unsportsmanlike conduct against Noel Acciari.[61] May 25, 2021 $3,879.31
May 24, 2021 Ryan McDonagh Tampa Bay Lightning Cross-checking Mason Marchment.[62] May 25, 2021 $5,000.00
May 31, 2021 Jake DeBrusk Boston Bruins Cross-checking Scott Mayfield.[63] June 1, 2021 $5,000.00
June 5, 2021 David Krejci Boston Bruins Slashing Mathew Barzal.[64] June 6, 2021 $5,000.00
June 7, 2021 Bruce Cassidy
(head coach)		 Boston Bruins Inappropriate comments against officials during a postgame press conference.[65] June 8, 2021 $25,000.00
June 7, 2021 Nick Ritchie Boston Bruins Elbowing Scott Mayfield.[66] June 8, 2021 $5,000.00
June 21, 2021 Mathew Barzal New York Islanders Cross-checking Jan Rutta.[67] June 22, 2021 $5,000.00
June 28, 2021 Shea WeberR Montreal Canadiens Slashing Nikita Kucherov.[68] June 29, 2021 $5,000.00
Totals: $501,573.99

Notes
1.^ All figures are in US dollars.
2.^ The San Jose Sharks were also assessed a conditional fine of $25,000 that would be assessed in the event of similar inappropriate behavior through March 22, 2022.[43]
3.^ Barzal was issued his first citation following an incident on January 30, 2021.[50]
4.^ Rantanen was issued his first citation following an incident on March 23, 2021.[53]
5.^ It was reported on June 4, 2021 that Rantanen's diving/embellishment fine had been rescinded by the NHL following an appeal by Rantanen.[69][70]

Further reading
  • "National Hockey League Official Rules 2020–2021" (PDF). NHL. 2020.
  • "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

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