2016–17 NHL suspensions and fines

The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2016–17 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 (180) for first time 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 carried over from 2015–16 season
† - suspension covered at least one 2016 NHL preseason game
‡ - suspension covered at least one 2017 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 Forfeited1
 	 	Arizona Coyotes 	Violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program.2	 	28 games*†2 (16 2015–16 regular season + 8 preseason + 4 2016–17 regular season)	$161,878.14
 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Charging T.J. Oshie. 	 	3 games*3 	N/A
 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	Boarding Connor Hobbs. 	 	3 games† (3 preseason) 	N/A
 	 	Chicago Blackhawks 	Charging Ty Rattie. 	 	3 games† (2 preseason + 1 regular season) 	$22,777.78
 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Illegal check to the head of Brandon Davidson. 	 	4 games† (2 preseason + 2 regular season) 	$15,555.56
 	R 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Interference against Austin Czarnik. 	 	6 games 	$245,121.96
 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Illegal check to the head of Korbinian Holzer. 	 	3 games 	$39,166.68
 	 	Boston Bruins 	Illegal check to the head of Dan Girardi. 	 	2 games 	$10,277.78
 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Boarding Nick Ritchie. 	 	3 games 	$23,333.34
 	 	Dallas Stars 	Illegal check to the head of Chris VandeVelde. 	 	2 games 	$10,208.34
 	 	Ottawa Senators 	Boarding Tyler Toffoli. 	 	2 games 	$12,222.22
 	 	Ottawa Senators 	Cross-checking Logan Couture. 	 	2 games 	$57,638.88
 	 	Dallas Stars 	Charging Henrik Lundqvist. 	 	4 games 	$85,555.56
 	 	Arizona Coyotes 	Physical abuse of an official. 	 	3 games 	$14,388.90
 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	High-sticking Jared Spurgeon. 	 	6 games 	$158,333.34
 	 	Anaheim Ducks 	Physical abuse of an official. 	 	10 games4 	$97,222.22
 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	Illegal check to the head of Mark Stone. 	 	2 games 	$33,333.34
 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Interference against Jake Guentzel. 	 	2 games 	$10,833.34
 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Boarding Tobias Enstrom. 	 	4 games 	$12,777.76
 	 	Washington Capitals 	Charging Kevin Gravel. 	 	2 games 	$47,222.22
 	 	Calgary Flames 	Elbowing Drew Doughty. 	 	2 games 	$10,277.78
 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	Interference against Jake Guentzel. 	 	3 games 	$90,000.00
 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Boarding Oliver Bjorkstrand. 	 	2 games 	$25,000.00
 	 	San Jose Sharks 	Roughing Calle Jarnkrok. 	 	1 game 	$3,472.22
 	R 	New Jersey Devils 	Interference against Radko Gudas. 	 	2 games 	$38,414.64
 	R 	Boston Bruins 	Spearing Jake Dotchin. 	 	2 games 	$109,756.10
 	 	Anaheim Ducks 	Roughing Michal Rozsival. 	 	2 games‡ (1 regular season + 1 postseason) 	$4,967.59
 	 	Columbus Blue Jackets	Cross-checking Tom Kuhnhackl. 	 	1 game‡ (1 postseason) 	N/A
Player totals: 	Player totals:	Player totals: 	Player totals: 	Player totals:	93 games†‡ (15 preseason + 76 regular season + 2 postseason) 	$1,132,296.675
# All figures are in US dollars.
# Suspension accompanied by mandatory referral to the NHL/NHLPA Program for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health. Only sixteen games remained in the Arizona Coyotes season at the time of the suspension, so the remaining four games were served at the start of the 2016–17 NHL season; as he was mid-suspension, Tinordi was also barred from playing in any preseason games.
# As the Philadelphia Flyers were eliminated from the playoffs, Schenn's suspension was instead made to be served in his first three games of the 2016–17 NHL regular season.
# Suspension was appealed by Vermette and the NHLPA on February 16, 2017. On February 25, 2017, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced he had heard the appeal and was upholding the original 10 game suspension levied to Vermette.
# This figures does not include salary forfeited for Tinordi's suspension, as that was accounted for last 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. Fines listed in italics indicate that was the maximum allowed fine.
Coaches, non-playing personnel, and teams are not restricted to such maximums.
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.
Date of Incident	Offender 	Team 	Offense 	Date of Action	Amount1
 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	Spearing Zdeno Chara. 	 	$2,222.22
 	 	Arizona Coyotes 	Diving/Embellishment (second citation). 	 	$2,000.00
 	 	San Jose Sharks 	Dangerous use of the stick. 	 	$5,000.00
 	 	Washington Capitals	Diving/Embellishment (second citation). 	 	$2,000.00
 	 	New York Rangers 	Hitting Cody Eakin with his helmet during a fight.	 	$5,000.00
 	 	Arizona Coyotes 	Punching an unsuspecting Ondrej Palat. 	 	$3,611.11
 	 	Boston Bruins 	Dangerous trip against Niklas Kronwall. 	 	$10,000.00
 	 	Florida Panthers 	Diving/Embellishment (second citation). 	 	$2,000.00
 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	Diving/Embellishment (second citation). 	 	$2,000.00
 	 	Calgary Flames 	Diving/Embellishment (second citation). 	 	$2,000.00
 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	Spearing Chris Tierney. 	 	$2,569.44
 	 	Nashville Predators	Diving/Embellishment (second citation). 	 	$2,000.00
 	 	Anaheim Ducks 	Inappropriate remark towards an official. 	 	$10,000.00
Player totals: 	Player totals:	Player totals: 	Player totals: 	Player totals:	$50,402.77
# All figures are in US dollars.
==Further reading==
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== See also ==
* 2015–16 NHL suspensions and fines
* 2016–17 NHL season
* 2016–17 NHL transactions
==References==
Suspension and Fines
Category:National Hockey League suspensions and fines