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The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League during the 2009–10 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.
Suspensions [ edit ]
Date
Name
Team
Offense
Length
September 21, 2009
Pascal Morency
New York Islanders
Leaving the bench to start a fight with Dion Phaneuf during preseason.[1]
8 games (3 preseason games and 5 regular season games)
September 23, 2009
Sean O'Donnell
Los Angeles Kings
Cross-check Matt Martin during preseason.[2]
5 games (3 preseason, 2 regular season)
September 24, 2009
Francis Lessard
Phoenix Coyotes
Boarding Ryan Donelly during preseason.[3]
5 games (2 preseason, 3 regular season)
October 10, 2009
Brad Staubitz
San Jose Sharks
Hitting Davis Drewiske after whistle on icing.[4]
1 game
October 22, 2009
Evgeny Artyukhin
Anaheim Ducks
Slew-footing Matt Niskanen .[5]
3 games
October 24, 2009
Tuomo Ruutu
Carolina Hurricanes
Boarding Darcy Tucker .[6]
3 games
October 27, 2009
Steve Ott
Dallas Stars
Low hit on Carlo Colaiacovo .[7]
2 games
November 2, 2009
James Wisniewski
Anaheim Ducks
Illegal hit on Shane Doan .[8]
2 games
November 4, 2009
Dane Byers
New York Rangers
Automatic suspension due to instigator penalty in the last five minutes of a game.[9]
1 game
November 5, 2009
Shane O'Brien
Vancouver Canucks
High-sticking Sean Avery while both players were on their respective benches[10]
1 game
November 9, 2009
Curtis Glencross
Calgary Flames
Blindsided hit on Chris Drury .[11]
3 games
November 12, 2009
Darcy Hordichuk
Vancouver Canucks
Automatic suspension due to instigator penalty in the last five minutes of a game.[12]
1 game
November 20, 2009
James Neal
Dallas Stars
Hitting Derek Dorsett from behind.[13]
2 games
November 23, 2009
Georges Laraque
Montreal Canadiens
Knee-on-knee hit with Niklas Kronwall .[14]
5 games
November 24, 2009
Daniel Briere
Philadelphia Flyers
Cross-checking Scott Hannan in the head.[15]
2 games
November 28, 2009
Patrick Kaleta
Buffalo Sabres
Boarding Jared Ross .[16]
2 games
November 29, 2009
Matt Cooke
Pittsburgh Penguins
Deliberate check to the head area [17]
2 games
December 1, 2009
Alexander Ovechkin
Washington Capitals
Knee-on-knee hit against Tim Gleason .[18]
2 games
December 6, 2009
Daniel Carcillo
Philadelphia Flyers
Sucker-punched Matt Bradley .[19]
4 games
January 11, 2010
Ed Jovanovski
Phoenix Coyotes
Elbowing to the head of John Tavares .[20]
2 games
January 20, 2010
Andy Sutton
New York Islanders
Boarding Pascal Dupuis .[21]
2 games
January 30, 2010
Mike Green
Washington Capitals
Elbowing Michael Frolik in the head.[22]
3 games
February 14, 2010
Cam Janssen
St. Louis Blues
Elbowing Matt Bradley in the head.[23]
5 games
March 5, 2010
Maxim Lapierre
Montreal Canadiens
Boarding Scott Nichol on a late hit after a scoring chance.[24]
4 games
March 6, 2010
Derek Boogaard
Minnesota Wild
Knee-on-knee hit on Ryan Jones .[25]
2 games
March 15, 2010
Alexander Ovechkin
Washington Capitals
Boarding Brian Campbell .[26]
2 games
March 18, 2010
James Wisniewski
Anaheim Ducks
Boarding Brent Seabrook .[27]
8 games
March 30, 2010
Daniel Carcillo
Philadelphia Flyers
Cross-checking David Clarkson in the face.[28]
2 games
April 2, 2010
Colby Armstrong
Atlanta Thrashers
Elbowing Mathieu Perreault in the head.[29]
2 games
Date
Name
Team
Offense
Amount
October 7, 2009
Organization
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs organization was fined for tampering with Vancouver Canucks free agents .[30]
Undisclosed amount
November 4, 2009
John Tortorella
New York Rangers (head coach)
Automatic fine because a player received an instigator penalty during the last five minutes of a game.[9]
$10,000 U.S.
November 12, 2009
Alain Vigneault
Vancouver Canucks (head coach)
Automatic fine because a player received an instigator penalty during the last five minutes of a game.[12]
$10,000 U.S.
December 17, 2009
David Koci
Colorado Avalanche
Boarding Mike Green .[31]
Undisclosed amount
December 17, 2009
Jarkko Ruutu
Ottawa Senators
Illegal hit on Patrick Kaleta .[31]
Undisclosed amount
January 13, 2010
Alexandre Burrows
Vancouver Canucks
Accused referee Stephane Auger giving him spiteful penalties, derisive comments[32]
$2,500 U.S.
January 26, 2010
Colin White
New Jersey Devils
Illegal hit on Sean Bergenheim .[33]
$2,500 U.S.
March 16, 2010
Steve Downie
Tampa Bay Lightning
Attempt to injure Sidney Crosby .[34]
$1,000 U.S.
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ The Canadian Press (September 21, 2009). "NHL suspends Morency for five regular-season games and pre-season" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ The Canadian Press (September 23, 2009). "Kings defenceman O'Donnell suspended five games for cross-check" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on September 28, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ The Canadian Press (October 7, 2009). "Kings defenceman O'Donnell suspended five games for cross-check" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ The Canadian Press (October 10, 2009). "San Jose Sharks forward Brad Staubitz receives one game suspension from NHL" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ The Canadian Press (October 22, 2009). "NHL suspends Anaheim Ducks forward Evgeny Artyukhin for three games" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ The Canadian Press (October 24, 2009). "Tuomo Ruutu handed three-game suspension for vicious hit on Darcy Tucker" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ The Canadian Press (October 27, 2009). "NHL gives Dallas Stars forward Ott for two games after low hit on Colaiacovo" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on October 30, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ The Canadian Press (November 2, 2009). "Ducks D James Wisniewski suspended for forearm hit on Coyotes' Shane Doan" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ a b The Canadian Press (November 4, 2009). "Rangers forward Byers suspended one game, coach Tortorella fined $10,000" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ The Canadian Press (November 5, 2009). "NHL suspends Vancouver Canucks defenceman Shane O'Brien for one game" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ The Canadian Press (November 9, 2009). "Flames' Glencross suspended three games for blindside hit on Rangers' Drury" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ a b The Canadian Press (November 12, 2009). "NHL suspends Darcy Hordichuk, fines Canucks coach Alain Vigneault" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ The Canadian Press (November 20, 2009). "Dallas Stars forward James Neal given two-game suspension from NHL" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ The Canadian Press (November 23, 2009). "NHL suspends Canadiens enforcer Laraque five games for hit on Kronwall" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ The Canadian Press (November 24, 2009). "NHL hands Flyers forward Daniel Briere a two-game suspension after late hit" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on November 28, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ The Canadian Press (November 28, 2009). "NHL suspends Sabres' Patrick Kaleta 2 games for boarding Flyers' Jared Ross" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ The Canadian Press (November 29, 2009). "Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke suspended two games for deliberate hit to the head" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ The Canadian Press (December 1, 2009). "Ovechkin suspended for knee-to-knee hit, might have to change 'risky' ways" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on December 5, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ The Canadian Press (December 6, 2009). "NHL suspends Carcillo for fight that earned him 19 penalty minutes" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on December 9, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ The Canadian Press (January 11, 2010). "NHL suspends Jovanovski" . The Globe and Mail . Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ CBC Sports (January 20, 2010). "NHL suspends Sutton 2 games for boarding" . CBC . Archived from the original on January 24, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ The Canadian Press (January 30, 2010). "NHL suspends Caps defenceman Green for three games for elbowing player in head" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on February 2, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ The Associated Press (February 25, 2010). "NHL suspends Blues forward Janssen" . espn.com . Retrieved February 26, 2010 .
^ The Associated Press (March 5, 2010). "Canadiens' Lapierre suspended 4 games for late hit" . Yahoo . Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2010 .
^ The Associated Press (March 6, 2010). "Wild's Boogaard suspended for 2 games" . NHL . Retrieved March 7, 2010 .
^ Chris Iofida (March 15, 2010). "Ovechkin suspended 2 games" . CBC . Archived from the original on March 22, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010 .
^ Associated Press (March 18, 2010). "Ducks' Wisniewski suspended 8 games" . Yahoo . Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010 .
^ TSN staff (March 30, 2010). "Flyers Carcillo suspended 2 games" . TSN . Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2010 .
^ NHL.com (April 2, 2010). "Thrashers' Armstrong suspended for two games" . NHL . Retrieved April 2, 2010 .
^ The Canadian Press (October 7, 2009). "Maple Leafs fined by NHL after Canucks allege they tampered over the summer" . The Hockey News . Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ a b TSN.ca Staff (December 17, 2009). "NHL disciplinary hearings for Koci, Ruutu results in fines" . TSN . Archived from the original on January 24, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ TSN.ca Staff (January 13, 2010). "Burrows fined for comments regarding referee" . TSN . Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ Rich Chere (January 26, 2010). "NHL fines NJ Devils defenseman Colin White $2,500 for hit on Sean Bergenheim" . nj.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2010 .
^ Pierre LeBrun (March 16, 2010). "Downie fined, not suspended" . ESPN . Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010 .