# 2009–10 NHL suspensions and fines

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

| 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. | 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. | 5 games (3 preseason, 2 regular season) |
| September 24, 2009 | Francis Lessard | Phoenix Coyotes | Boarding Ryan Donelly during preseason. | 5 games (2 preseason, 3 regular season) |
| October 10, 2009 | Brad Staubitz | San Jose Sharks | Hitting Davis Drewiske after whistle on icing. | 1 game |
| October 22, 2009 | Evgeny Artyukhin | Anaheim Ducks | Slew-footing Matt Niskanen. | 3 games |
| October 24, 2009 | Tuomo Ruutu | Carolina Hurricanes | Boarding Darcy Tucker. | 3 games |
| October 27, 2009 | Steve Ott | Dallas Stars | Low hit on Carlo Colaiacovo. | 2 games |
| November 2, 2009 | James Wisniewski | Anaheim Ducks | Illegal hit on Shane Doan. | 2 games |
| November 4, 2009 | Dane Byers | New York Rangers | Automatic suspension due to instigator penalty in the last five minutes of a game. | 1 game |
| November 5, 2009 | Shane O'Brien | Vancouver Canucks | High-sticking Sean Avery while both players were on their respective benches | 1 game |
| November 9, 2009 | Curtis Glencross | Calgary Flames | Blindsided hit on Chris Drury. | 3 games |
| November 12, 2009 | Darcy Hordichuk | Vancouver Canucks | Automatic suspension due to instigator penalty in the last five minutes of a game. | 1 game |
| November 20, 2009 | James Neal | Dallas Stars | Hitting Derek Dorsett from behind. | 2 games |
| November 23, 2009 | Georges Laraque | Montreal Canadiens | Knee-on-knee hit with Niklas Kronwall. | 5 games |
| November 24, 2009 | Daniel Briere | Philadelphia Flyers | Cross-checking Scott Hannan in the head. | 2 games |
| November 28, 2009 | Patrick Kaleta | Buffalo Sabres | Boarding Jared Ross. | 2 games |
| November 29, 2009 | Matt Cooke | Pittsburgh Penguins | Deliberate check to the head area | 2 games |
| December 1, 2009 | Alexander Ovechkin | Washington Capitals | Knee-on-knee hit against Tim Gleason. | 2 games |
| December 6, 2009 | Daniel Carcillo | Philadelphia Flyers | Sucker-punched Matt Bradley. | 4 games |
| January 11, 2010 | Ed Jovanovski | Phoenix Coyotes | Elbowing to the head of John Tavares. | 2 games |
| January 20, 2010 | Andy Sutton | New York Islanders | Boarding Pascal Dupuis. | 2 games |
| January 30, 2010 | Mike Green | Washington Capitals | Elbowing Michael Frolik in the head. | 3 games |
| February 14, 2010 | Cam Janssen | St. Louis Blues | Elbowing Matt Bradley in the head. | 5 games |
| March 5, 2010 | Maxim Lapierre | Montreal Canadiens | Boarding Scott Nichol on a late hit after a scoring chance. | 4 games |
| March 6, 2010 | Derek Boogaard | Minnesota Wild | Knee-on-knee hit on Ryan Jones. | 2 games |
| March 15, 2010 | Alexander Ovechkin | Washington Capitals | Boarding Brian Campbell. | 2 games |
| March 18, 2010 | James Wisniewski | Anaheim Ducks | Boarding Brent Seabrook. | 8 games |
| March 30, 2010 | Daniel Carcillo | Philadelphia Flyers | Cross-checking David Clarkson in the face. | 2 games |
| April 2, 2010 | Colby Armstrong | Atlanta Thrashers | Elbowing Mathieu Perreault in the head. | 2 games |

## Fines

| 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. | 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. | $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. | $10,000 U.S. |
| December 17, 2009 | David Koci | Colorado Avalanche | Boarding Mike Green. | Undisclosed amount |
| December 17, 2009 | Jarkko Ruutu | Ottawa Senators | Illegal hit on Patrick Kaleta. | Undisclosed amount |
| January 13, 2010 | Alexandre Burrows | Vancouver Canucks | Accused referee Stephane Auger giving him spiteful penalties, derisive comments | $2,500 U.S. |
| January 26, 2010 | Colin White | New Jersey Devils | Illegal hit on Sean Bergenheim. | $2,500 U.S. |
| March 16, 2010 | Steve Downie | Tampa Bay Lightning | Attempt to injure Sidney Crosby. | $1,000 U.S. |