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
 	 	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)
 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Cross-check Matt Martin during preseason. 	5 games (3 preseason, 2 regular season)
 	 	Phoenix Coyotes 	Boarding Ryan Donally during preseason. 	5 games (2 preseason, 3 regular season)
 	 	San Jose Sharks 	Hitting Davis Drewiske after whistle on icing. 	1 game
 	 	Anaheim Ducks 	Slew-footing Matt Niskanen. 	3 games
 	 	Carolina Hurricanes	Boarding Darcy Tucker. 	3 games
 	 	Dallas Stars 	Low hit on Carlo Colaiacovo. 	2 games
 	 	Anaheim Ducks 	Illegal hit on Shane Doan. 	2 games
 	 	New York Rangers 	Automatic suspension due to instigator penalty in the last five minutes of a game.	1 game
 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	High-sticking Sean Avery while both players were on their respective benches 	1 game
 	 	Calgary Flames 	Blindsided hit on Chris Drury. 	3 games
 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Automatic suspension due to instigator penalty in the last five minutes of a game.	1 game
 	 	Dallas Stars 	Hitting Derek Dorsett from behind. 	2 games
 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Knee-on-knee hit with Niklas Kronwall. 	5 games
 	 	Philadelphia Flyers	Cross-checking Scott Hannan in the head. 	2 games
 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Boarding Jared Ross. 	2 games
 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins	Deliberate check to the head of Artem Anisimov. 	2 games
 	 	Washington Capitals	Knee-on-knee hit against Tim Gleason. 	2 games
 	 	Philadelphia Flyers	Sucker-punched Matt Bradley. 	4 games
 	 	Phoenix Coyotes 	Elbowing John Tavares. 	2 games
 	 	New York Islanders 	Boarding Pascal Dupuis. 	2 games
 	 	Washington Capitals	Elbowing Michael Frolik in the head. 	3 games
 	 	St. Louis Blues 	Elbowing Matt Bradley in the head. 	5 games
 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Boarding Scott Nichol on a late hit after a scoring chance. 	4 games
 	 	Minnesota Wild 	Knee-on-knee hit on Ryan Jones. 	2 games
 	 	Washington Capitals	Boarding Brian Campbell. 	2 games
 	 	Anaheim Ducks 	Boarding Brent Seabrook. 	8 games
 	 	Philadelphia Flyers	Cross-checking David Clarkson in the face. 	2 games
 	 	Atlanta Thrashers 	Elbowing Mathieu Perreault in the head. 	2 games
==Fines==
Date	Name 	Team 	Offense 	Amount
 	Organization	Toronto Maple Leafs 	The Toronto Maple Leafs organization was fined for tampering with Vancouver Canucks free agents. 	Undisclosed amount
 	 	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.
 	 	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.
 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	Boarding Mike Green. 	Undisclosed amount
 	 	Ottawa Senators 	Illegal hit on Patrick Kaleta. 	Undisclosed amount
 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	Accused referee Stéphane Auger giving him spiteful penalties, derisive comments 	$ 2,500 U.S.
 	 	New Jersey Devils 	Illegal hit on Sean Bergenheim. 	$ 2,500 U.S.
 	 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	Attempt to injure Sidney Crosby. 	$ 1,000 U.S.
== See also ==
* 2009-10 NHL transactions
* 2009 NHL Entry Draft
* 2009 in sports
* 2010 in sports
* List of 2009–10 NHL Three Star Awards
==References==
Category:2009 in hockey
Category:2010 in hockey