Talk:2020–21 NHL suspensions and fines
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Incongruous fines
[edit]As per the NHL CBA, 18.7 Fines. (b), A fine may be in an amount up to 50% of a player's (averaged) salary, divided by the number of days in the regular season, but in no event may it exceed $10,000 for a first offence (or $15,000 for any subsequent fine within the rolling year). With that said, the NHL then goes on to contradict itself by publishing articles such as the article announcing Greg Pateryn's fine (here), wherein they say Pateryn was fined the "maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement", $5,000. $5,000 is the maximum the League can hand out without having to offer a telephone hearing (CBA 18.7 (d)).
The following notes the players fined $5,000 and listed as maximum fines, alongside what their true maximum should be:
| Offender | Date of action | Incongruity |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Pateryn | January 19, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $9,698.28 |
| Nick Bjugstad | February 1, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00 |
| Radim Simek | February 7, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $9,698.28 |
| Antoine Roussel | February 24, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00 |
| Nino Niederreiter | March 3, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | March 4, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00 |
| Brett Pesce | March 4, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00 |
| Nick Schmaltz | March 27, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00 |
| Connor McDavid | March 31, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | March 31, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00 |
| Zach Hyman | April 16, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $9,698.28 |
| Tom Wilson | May 4, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00 |
| Brandon Montour | May 9, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00 |
| MacKenzie Weegar | May 9, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00 |
| Ryan Hartman | May 14, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $8,189.66 |
| Jordan Staal | May 22, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00 |
| Anthony Mantha | May 22, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00 |
| Shea Weber | May 23, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00 |
| Ryan McDonagh | May 25, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00 |
| Jake DeBrusk | June 1, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00 |
| David Krejci | June 6, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00 |
| Nick Ritchie | June 8, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $6,460.88 |
| Mathew Barzal | June 22, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $10,000.00 |
| Shea Weber | June 29, 2021 | $5,000.00 vs. $15,000.00 |
| Total: | $120,000.00 vs. $238,745.38 |