2020–21 NHL suspensions and fines

: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.
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.
==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
 - 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 forfeited
January 13 2021 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Illegal check to the head of Devon Toews. 	January 14 2021 	2 games 	$25,862.07
July 26, 2020 	 	No team 	Conduct detrimental to the league. 	January 25 2021 	341 days† 	N/A
January 28 2021 	 	Minnesota Wild 	Boarding Matt Roy. 	January 29 2021 	3 games 	$77,586.21
February 12 2021	 	Arizona Coyotes 	Illegal check to the head of Zach Sanford. 	February 13 2021	2 games 	$24,137.94
March 1 2021 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Cross-checking Jimmy Vesey. 	March 2 2021 	1 game 	$18,534.48
March 3 2021 	 	San Jose Sharks 	Illegal check to the head of Nathan MacKinnon. 	March 4 2021 	2 games 	$12,701.14
March 5 2021 	 	Washington Capitals 	Boarding Brandon Carlo. 	March 6 2021 	7 games 	$311,781.61
March 9 2021 	 	Nashville Predators 	Elbowing Brock McGinn. 	March 10 2021 	2 games 	$15,948.28
March 16 2021 	 	Minnesota Wild 	Charging Conor Garland. 	March 17 2021 	1 game 	$23,706.90
March 31 2021 	 	Vegas Golden Knights	Elbowing Tobias Bjornfot. 	April 1 2021 	3 games 	$71,120.69
April 7 2021 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	Illegal check to the head of Ryan Hartman. 	April 8 2021 	2 games 	$12,500.00
April 10 2021 	 	Nashville Predators 	Illegal check to the head of Yanni Gourde. 	April 11 2021 	2 games 	$12,068.97
April 18 2021 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Kneeing Zach Hyman. 	April 19 2021 	2 games 	$103,448.28
May 4 2021 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Boarding Mark Friedman. 	May 5 2021 	2 games 	$77,586.21
May 5 2021 	 	New York Rangers 	High-sticking Anthony Mantha. 	May 6 2021 	1 game 	$28,017.24
May 6 2021 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Kneeing Darnell Nurse. 	May 7 2021 	1 game 	$7,112.07
May 8 2021 	 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	Unsportsmanlike conduct against Brandon Montour. 	May 9 2021 	1 game 	$7,758.62
May 16 2021 	 	Florida Panthers 	Boarding Blake Coleman. 	May 17 2021 	1 game† 	N/A
May 19 2021 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	Illegal check to the head of Justin Faulk. 	May 21 2021 	8 games† 	N/A
May 23 2021 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Clipping Logan Stanley. 	May 24 2021 	1 game† 	N/A
May 30 2021 	R 	Vegas Golden Knights	Roughing/unsportsmanlike conduct against Ryan Graves.	May 31 2021 	2 games† 	N/A
June 2 2021 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Charging Jake Evans. 	June 3 2021 	4 games† (3 post-season +1 2021–22 regular season)	N/A
Player totals: 	Player totals:	Player totals: 	Player totals: 	Player totals: 	49 games†( + ) 	$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.
:3. Suspension was appealed by Kadri on May 23, 2021. 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. The NHLPA then appealed to a neutral arbitrator on behalf of Kadri, on the same day. On June 8, 2021, NHL/NHLPA Neutral Discipline Arbitrator, Shyam Das, upheld the NHL's 8-game suspension.
: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). 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
# For coach incident totals, each citation issued to a player on his club counts toward his total.
# 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 	Amount
January 15 2021 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins	Elbowing Travis Sanheim. 	January 16 2021 	$10,000.00
January 18 2021 	 	Philadelphia Flyers	Roughing Rasmus Dahlin. 	January 19 2021 	$4,633.62
January 18 2021 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Slashing Sean Monahan. 	January 19 2021 	$3,987.07
January 18 2021 	 	Minnesota Wild 	Cross-checking Sonny Milano. 	January 19 2021 	$5,000.00
January 20 2021 	Team 	Washington Capitals	Violating League's COVID-19 Protocols. 	January 20 2021 	$100,000.00
January 31 2021 	 	Minnesota Wild 	Cross-checking Ryan Graves. 	February 1 2021 	$5,000.00
February 6 2021 	 	San Jose Sharks 	Spearing Adam Henrique. 	February 7 2021 	$5,000.00
February 20 2021	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Cross-checking Conor Garland. 	February 21 2021	$3,168.10
February 23 2021	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Roughing Jesse Puljujärvi. 	February 24 2021	$5,000.00
March 2 2021 	 	Carolina Hurricanes	Interference against Juuse Saros. 	March 3 2021 	$5,000.00
March 3 2021 	 	Washington Capitals	Spearing Trent Frederic. 	March 4 2021 	$5,000.00
March 4 2021 	 	Carolina Hurricanes	Dangerous trip against Robby Fabbri. 	March 4 2021 	$5,000.00
March 6 2021 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Dangerous trip against Rasmus Andersson. 	March 7 2021 	$3,854.17
March 22 2021 	 	San Jose Sharks 	Altercation prior to the start of the game (cross-checking Kurtis MacDermid).	March 23 2021 	$3,017.24
March 22 2021 	(head coach)	San Jose Sharks 	Altercation prior to the start of the game. 	March 23 2021 	$5,000.00
March 25 2021 	 	Philadelphia Flyers	Unsportsmanlike conduct against Brendan Lemieux. 	March 26 2021 	$3,017.24
March 26 2021 	 	Arizona Coyotes 	Boarding Radim Simek. 	March 27 2021 	$5,000.00
March 30 2021 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Elbowing Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 	March 31 2021 	$5,000.00
March 31 2021 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	Unsportsmanlike conduct against Conor Garland. 	April 1 2021 	$5,000.00
April 15 2021 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs	High-sticking Neal Pionk. 	April 16 2021 	$5,000.00
April 22 2021 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs	Interference against Mathieu Perreault. 	April 23 2021 	$3,017.24
April 22 2021 	 	New York Islanders 	Diving/Embellishment (second citation). 	April 29 2021 	$2,000.00
May 3 2021 	 	Washington Capitals	Roughing Pavel Buchnevich. 	May 4 2021 	$5,000.00
May 4 2021 	Team 	New York Rangers 	Public comments criticizing an NHL official. 	May 6 2021 	$250,000.00
April 30 2021 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	Diving/Embellishment (second citation). 	May 6 2021 	$2,000.00$0.00#
May 8 2021 	 	Florida Panthers 	Spearing Pat Maroon. 	May 9 2021 	$5,000.00
May 8 2021 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Dangerous trip against John Tavares. 	May 9 2021 	$1,000.00
May 8 2021 	 	Florida Panthers 	High-sticking Mathieu Joseph. 	May 9 2021 	$5,000.00
May 13 2021 	 	Minnesota Wild 	Dangerous trip against Sammy Blais. 	May 14 2021 	$5,000.00
May 21 2021 	 	Carolina Hurricanes	Dangerous trip against Luke Kunin. 	May 22 2021 	$5,000.00
May 21 2021 	 	Washington Capitals	Goaltender interference against Tuukka Rask. 	May 22 2021 	$5,000.00
May 22 2021 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Cross-checking Wayne Simmonds. 	May 23 2021 	$5,000.00
May 24 2021 	 	Tampa Bay Lightning	Unsportsmanlike conduct against Noel Acciari. 	May 25 2021 	$3,879.31
May 24 2021 	 	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cross-checking Mason Marchment. 	May 25 2021 	$5,000.00
May 31 2021 	 	Boston Bruins 	Cross-checking Scott Mayfield. 	June 1 2021 	$5,000.00
June 5 2021 	 	Boston Bruins 	Slashing Mathew Barzal. 	June 6 2021 	$5,000.00
June 7 2021 	(head coach)	Boston Bruins 	Inappropriate comments against officials during a postgame press conference. 	June 8 2021 	$25,000.00
June 7 2021 	 	Boston Bruins 	Elbowing Scott Mayfield. 	June 8 2021 	$5,000.00
Totals: 	Totals: 	Totals: 	Totals: 	Totals: 	$491,573.99
===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.
:3. Barzal was issued his first citation following an incident on January 30, 2021.
:4. Rantanen was issued his first citation following an incident on March 23, 2021.
: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.
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== See also ==
* 2019–20 NHL suspensions and fines
* 2021–22 NHL suspensions and fines
* 2020–21 NHL season
* 2020–21 NHL transactions
==References==
==External links==
*NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement
*NHLPA, NHL Announce 2020-21 Medical Protocols, Transition Rules and Approval of a Change to NHL Rule 83
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