# 2013–14 NHL suspensions and fines

The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League during the 2013–14 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.
Based on each player's average annual salary, divided by number of days in the season (195) for non-repeat offenders and games (82) for repeat offenders, salary will be forfeited for the term of their suspension. 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 go to the NHL Foundation.

## Suspensions

† - suspension covered at least one 2013 NHL pre-season game
* - Incident happened in the pre-season, but the player was allowed to take part in the remainder of the pre-season before serving his suspension in the regular season.
‡ - suspension covered at least one 2014 post-season game
$^#$ - Suspension was later reduced upon further review/successful appeal; information presented in italics.
| Date of Incident | Offender | Team(s) | Offense(s) | Date of Action | Length | Salary Forfeited |
| September 15, 2013 | Paul Bissonnette | Phoenix Coyotes | Automatic suspension for leaving the bench to initiate a fight with Jordan Nolan. | September 16, 2013 September 28, 2013 | 10 games*$^#$ 3 games* | $37,820.51 U.S. $11,346.15 U.S. |
| September 17, 2013 | Teemu Pulkkinen | Detroit Red Wings | Boarding Michael Kostka. | September 19, 2013 | 4 games† (4 preseason) | N/A |
| September 18, 2013 | Adam Erne | Tampa Bay Lightning | Illegal check to the head of Vladimir Sobotka. | September 19, 2013 | 3 games† (3 preseason) | N/A |
| September 21, 2013 | Dale Weise | Vancouver Canucks | Illegal check to the head of Taylor Hall. | September 23, 2013 | 3 games† (3 preseason) | N/A |
| September 21, 2013 | Zack Kassian | Vancouver Canucks | High-sticking Sam Gagner. | September 23, 2013 | 8 games† (3 preseason + 5 regular season) | $22,307.69 U.S. |
| September 22, 2013 | David Clarkson | Toronto Maple Leafs | Automatic suspension for leaving the bench to initiate a fight with John Scott. | September 23, 2013 | 10 games* | $269,230.80 U.S. |
| September 22, 2013 | Phil Kessel | Toronto Maple Leafs | Slashing John Scott. | September 24, 2013 | 3 games† (3 preseason) | N/A |
| October 8, 2013 | Brad Stuart | San Jose Sharks | Illegal check to the head of Rick Nash. | October 9, 2013 | 3 games | $55,384.62 U.S. |
| October 10, 2013 | Alexander Edler | Vancouver Canucks | Illegal check to the head of Tomas Hertl. | October 11, 2013 | 3 games | $182,926.83 U.S. |
| October 10, 2013 | Patrick Kaleta | Buffalo Sabres | Illegal check to the head of Jack Johnson. | October 15, 2013 | 10 games$^1$ | $152,439.00 U.S. |
| October 15, 2013 | Maxim Lapierre | St. Louis Blues | Boarding Dan Boyle. | October 18, 2013 | 5 games | $28,205.15 U.S. |
| October 17, 2013 | Cody McLeod | Colorado Avalanche | Boarding Niklas Kronwall. | October 21, 2013 | 5 games | $29,487.20 U.S. |
| October 19, 2013 | Michael Grabner | New York Islanders | Illegal check to the head of Nathan Gerbe. | October 21, 2013 | 2 games | $30,769.24 U.S. |
| October 20, 2013 | Ryan Garbutt | Dallas Stars | Charging Dustin Penner. | October 23, 2013 | 5 games | $14,743.60 U.S. |
| October 23, 2013 | John Scott | Buffalo Sabres | Illegal check to the head of Loui Eriksson. | October 31, 2013 | 7 games | $26,923.05 U.S. |
| October 26, 2013 | Martin Hanzal | Phoenix Coyotes | Charging Jeff Petry. | October 28, 2013 | 2 games | $75,609.76 U.S. |
| October 30, 2013 | Carter Ashton | Toronto Maple Leafs | Boarding Derek Smith. | November 1, 2013 | 2 games | $8,615.38 U.S. |
| November 7, 2013 | Jesse Winchester | Florida Panthers | Elbowing Chris Kelly. | November 8, 2013 | 3 games | $9,230.76 U.S. |
| November 13, 2013 | Nazem Kadri | Toronto Maple Leafs | Interference with goaltender Niklas Backstrom. | November 14, 2013 | 3 games | $44,615.37 U.S. |
| November 24, 2013 | Kevin Westgarth | Carolina Hurricanes | Boarding Mark Borowiecki. | November 26, 2013 | 2 games | $7,435.90 U.S. |
| December 7, 2013 | James Neal | Pittsburgh Penguins | Kneeing Brad Marchand. | December 9, 2013 | 5 games | $128,205.15 U.S. |
| December 7, 2013 | Shawn Thornton | Boston Bruins | Aggressing Brooks Orpik. | December 14, 2013 | 15 games$^2$ | $84,615.45 U.S. |
| December 8, 2013 | Dion Phaneuf | Toronto Maple Leafs | Boarding Kevan Miller. | December 10, 2013 | 2 games | $66,666.66 U.S. |
| December 10, 2013 | Jared Cowen | Ottawa Senators | Illegal check to the head of Zemgus Girgensons. | December 11, 2013 | 2 games | $31,794.88 U.S. |
| December 10, 2013 | Richard Panik | Tampa Bay Lightning | Boarding Karl Alzner. | December 11, 2013 | 2 games | $7,589.74 U.S. |
| December 12, 2013 | David Clarkson | Toronto Maple Leafs | Illegal check to the head of Vladimir Sobotka. | December 14, 2013 | 2 games | $128,048.78 U.S. |
| December 14, 2013 | Anthony Peluso | Winnipeg Jets | Boarding Alex Goligoski. | December 15, 2013 | 3 games | $8,653.86 U.S. |
| December 14, 2013 | Deryk Engelland | Pittsburgh Penguins | Illegal check to the head of Justin Abdelkader. | December 18, 2013 | 5 games | $14,529.90 U.S. |
| December 15, 2013 | Corey Potter | Edmonton Oilers | Boarding Nick Bonino. | December 16, 2013 | 2 games | $7,948.72 U.S. |
| January 2, 2014 | Derek MacKenzie | Columbus Blue Jackets | Boarding Oliver Ekman-Larsson. | January 3, 2014 | 3 games | $15,384.63 U.S. |
| January 4, 2014 | Tyler Myers | Buffalo Sabres | Illegal check to the head of Dainius Zubrus. | January 6, 2014 | 3 games | $84,615.39 U.S. |
| January 18, 2014 | John Tortorella (head coach) | Vancouver Canucks | Attempting to enter Calgary's locker room during the first intermission of the January 18 game vs. the Flames. | January 20, 2014 | 15 days (6 games) | $82,000 U.S. |
| February 8, 2014 | Erik Johnson | Colorado Avalanche | Slashing Frans Nielsen. | February 11, 2014 | 2 games | $38,461.54 U.S. |
| March 1, 2014 | Travis Hamonic | New York Islanders | Automatic suspension for instigating a fight during the final five minutes of a game. | March 1, 2014 | 1 game | $19,780.22 U.S. |
| March 2, 2014 | Dmitry Orlov | Washington Capitals | Boarding Brayden Schenn. | March 3, 2014 | 2 games | $7,076.92 U.S. |
| March 6, 2014 | Zack Kassian | Vancouver Canucks | Boarding Brenden Dillon. | March 7, 2014 | 3 games | $32,103.66 U.S. |
| March 9, 2014 | Jordan Nolan | Los Angeles Kings | Punching an unsuspecting Jesse Joensuu. | March 10, 2014 | 1 game | $3,589.74 U.S. |
| March 11, 2014 | Blake Comeau | Columbus Blue Jackets | Boarding Brendan Smith. | March 12, 2014 | 2 games | $10,256.42 U.S. |
| April 1, 2014 | Douglas Murray | Montreal Canadiens | Illegal check to the head of Michael Kostka. | April 3, 2014 | 3 games | $23,076.93 U.S. |
| April 6, 2014 | Zac Rinaldo | Philadelphia Flyers | Illegal check to the head of Chad Ruhwedel. | April 7, 2014 | 4 games | $15,384.60 U.S. |
| April 10, 2014 | Mike Rupp | Minnesota Wild | Illegal check to the head of T.J. Oshie. | April 11, 2014 | 4 games‡ (1 regular season + 3 post-season) | $7,692.31 U.S. |
| April 19, 2014 | Brent Seabrook | Chicago Blackhawks | Charging David Backes. | April 20, 2014 | 3 games‡ | N/A |
| April 21, 2014 | Matt Cooke | Minnesota Wild | Kneeing Tyson Barrie. | April 23, 2014 | 7 games‡ | N/A |
| May 9, 2014 | Brandon Bollig | Chicago Blackhawks | Boarding Keith Ballard. | May 10, 2014 | 2 games‡ | N/A |
| May 15, 2014 | Zenon Konopka | Buffalo Sabres | Violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program. | May 15, 2014 | 20 games$^3$ | N/A |
| May 22, 2014 | Daniel Carcillo | New York Rangers | Automatic suspension for abuse of official. (Physically applied force to linesman Scott Driscoll while being escorted to the penalty box.) | May 23, 2014 June 3, 2014 | 10 games‡$^#$ 6 games | N/A |
| May 22, 2014 | Brandon Prust | Montreal Canadiens | Interfering with Derek Stepan. | May 23, 2014 | 2 games‡ | N/A |
| May 27, 2014 | John Moore | New York Rangers | Illegal check to the head of Dale Weise. | May 28, 2014 | 2 games‡ | N/A |
| Player Totals | | 174 games†‡ (16 preseason + 133 regular season + 25 post-season) | $1,704,746.00 U.S. |
* Suspension was appealed to Commissioner Gary Bettman who upheld the 10 game ruling.
* Suspension was appealed to Mister Bettman who upheld the 15 game ruling.
* Suspension will be served at the beginning of any new contract. The suspension is accompanied by mandatory referral to the NHL/NHLPA Program for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health.

## Fines

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. Fines listed in italics indicate that was the maximum allowed fine.
| Date of Incident | Offender | Team | Offense | Date of Action | Amount |
| September 22, 2013 | Ron Rolston (head coach) | Buffalo Sabres | Player selection and team conduct in the September 22 game vs. the Maple Leafs. | September 24, 2013 | $10,000.00 U.S. |
| October 2, 2013 | Patrick Roy (head coach) | Colorado Avalanche | Actions following October 2 game vs. the Ducks. | October 3, 2013 | $10,000.00 U.S. |
| October 8, 2013 | Frans Nielsen | New York Islanders | Slashing Martin Hanzal. | October 9, 2013 | $5,000.00 U.S. |
| October 14, 2013 | Jason Chimera | Washington Capitals | Boarding Justin Schultz. | October 15, 2013 | $4,487.18 U.S. |
| October 27, 2013 | Kyle Clifford | Los Angeles Kings | Kneeing Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. | October 28, 2013 | $2,756.41 U.S. |
| December 11, 2013 | Brayden Schenn | Philadelphia Flyers | Cross-checking Kris Versteeg. | December 13, 2013 | $2,230.77 U.S. |
| January 1, 2014 | Joffrey Lupul | Toronto Maple Leafs | Cross-checking Patrick Eaves. | January 3, 2014 | $10,000.00 U.S. |
| January 16, 2014 | Martin Hanzal | Phoenix Coyotes | High-sticking David Booth. | January 17, 2014 | $5,000.00 U.S. |
| January 18, 2014 | Bob Hartley (head coach) | Calgary Flames | Placing Kevin Westgarth on the ice for the game-opening faceoff against the Canucks, in an attempt to start a premeditated fight with an unwilling opponent – the Canucks' Kevin Bieksa. | January 20, 2014 | $25,000.00 U.S. |
| February 6, 2014 | Alexei Emelin | Montreal Canadiens | Butt-ending Pascal Pelletier. | February 7, 2014 | $5,000.00 U.S. |
| March 1, 2014 | Jack Capuano (head coach) | New York Islanders | Automatic fine for Travis Hamonic instigating a fight during the final five minutes of a game. | March 1, 2014 | $10,000.00 U.S. |
| March 20, 2014 | David Legwand | Detroit Red Wings | Butt-ending Evgeni Malkin. | March 21, 2014 | $5,000.00 U.S. |
| March 20, 2014 | James Neal | Pittsburgh Penguins | Cross-checking Luke Glendening. | March 21, 2014 | $5,000.00 U.S. |
| April 12, 2014 | Ed Jovanovski | Florida Panthers | Elbowing Corey Tropp. | April 13, 2014 | $5,000.00 U.S. |
| April 13, 2014 | Scott Hartnell | Philadelphia Flyers | Spearing Brett Bellemore. | April 14, 2014 | $5,000.00 U.S. |
| April 17, 2014 | Joel Quenneville (head coach) | Chicago Blackhawks | Inappropriate conduct during the April 17th game against the St. Louis Blues. | April 18, 2014 | $25,000.00 U.S. |
| April 18, 2014 | Milan Lucic | Boston Bruins | Spearing Danny DeKeyser. | April 19, 2014 | $5,000.00 U.S. |
| April 25, 2014 | Ryan Garbutt | Dallas Stars | Spearing Corey Perry. | April 26, 2014 | $1,474.36 U.S. |
| May 10, 2014 | Shawn Thornton | Boston Bruins | Unsportsmanlike conduct (squirting P.K. Subban with water from the bench during play). | May 11, 2014 | $2,820.52 U.S. |
| May 11, 2014 | Henrik Lundqvist | New York Rangers | Unsportsmanlike conduct (squirting Sidney Crosby with water during a scrum). | May 12, 2014 | $5,000.00 U.S. |
| Total | | $148,769.24 U.S. |