Department of Player Safety

Garnet Hathaway fined for fighting Lightning’s Pat Maroon during on-ice official review

Garnet Hathaway’s wallet will be hurting a little on Saturday after the NHL docked the fourth-line winger $4,054.05 for what the league is calling unsportsmanlike conduct.

Hathaway got into a fight with Tampa Bay Lightning forward Pat Maroon while the on-ice officials were at the penalty box reviewing Nicolas Aube-Kubel’s five-minute major for an illegal check to the head. Both players were fined the maximum allowable under the current CBA.

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By Chris Cerullo 4 weeks ago

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Nicolas Aube-Kubel will have a hearing with the Department of Player Safety

Newly acquired Capitals winger Nicolas Aube-Kubel played just 4:28 of ice time on Friday before being handed a match penalty for a headshot on Lightning defender Cal Foote.

Saturday morning, the Department of Player Safety announced it would have a hearing with Aube-Kubel, meaning a suspension is likely coming.

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By Chris Cerullo 4 weeks ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov suspended one game for high-sticking Kyle Burroughs

Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov was suspended one game by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety due to a dangerous high stick in Tuesday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks. Kuznetsov will miss Washington’s game against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.

Kuznetsov two-hand slashed Canucks defenseman Kyle Burroughs high, hitting him in the face. The play soured what was an otherwise fantastic night for the Russian centerman. Kuzy notched three assists, including the primary apple on Alex Ovechkin’s 782nd career goal.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov will have a hearing with the Department of Player Safety

Evgeny Kuznetsov had his biggest game of the young season, tallying three assists in the Capitals’ 6-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. But it’s his two-handed slash/high stick of Canucks defenseman Kyle Burroughs that we must now focus on.

Tuesday morning, the Department of Player Safety announced it would have a hearing with Kuznetsov, meaning a suspension could be possible.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Report: TJ Oshie will not face supplemental discipline from DoPS for Game Four hit on Sam Bennett

Capitals forward TJ Oshie threw a big hit in the third period of the Caps’ 3-2 overtime loss in Game Four to the Florida Panthers. The hit sent Panthers forward Sam Bennett flying and sparked a rush the other way that saw Evgeny Kuznetsov score the then leading goal in the game.

The body contact sparked discussion about whether or not Oshie made unavoidable contact with Bennett’s head but he was not penalized by the on-ice officials and Bennett was not injured. Tuesday, The Washington Post’s Samantha Pell reports that Oshie will not receive any supplemental discipline from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety for the play.

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By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago

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Taylor Hall only fined by NHL DoPS for sucker punch that injured Toronto’s Ilya Lyubushkin

Tuesday night saw Boston Bruins forward Taylor Hall do his best WWE impression after taking a hit from Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin. Hall responded to the hit with a sucker punch from behind that connected flush on the Russian defenseman’s jaw before also shoving him to the ice.

Lyubushkin was injured on the play and did not return to the game. Hall was only assessed a minor penalty for roughing and it turns out that those two minutes in the box will be the only time he’ll miss for his actions.

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By Chris Cerullo 8 months ago

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Nino Niederreiter suspended one game by NHL for slashing Axel Jonsson-Fjallby in the head

Nino Niederreiter was suspended one game by NHL Player Safety for going after players at the Capitals bench with his stick.

The Carolina Hurricanes forward was partly checked into the Capitals bench by Tom Wilson and appeared to have his helmet ripped off by a “Wooing” Alex Ovechkin. As Niederreiter excited, he hooked his stick into Garnet Hathaway’s gut and then slashed Axel Jonsson-Fjallby in the head.

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By Ian Oland 9 months ago

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Dmitry Orlov suspended two games by Department of Player Safety for kneeing Nikolaj Ehlers

The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced that Dmitry Orlov has been suspended two games for kneeing Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers.

Orlov was not penalized for the hit during the game, but Ehlers ended up injured on the play and needed help getting off the ice. After the Capitals’ 4-3 overtime victory, Jets’ head coach Dave Lowry revealed Ehlers would miss time due to the lower-body injury.

Orlov learned Wednesday morning that he’d have a hearing with Player Safety.

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By Ian Oland 11 months ago

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Dmitry Orlov to have hearing with Department of Player Safety for kneeing Nikolaj Ehlers

Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov will have a hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety for kneeing Nikolaj Ehlers. Players that have hearings with DoPS can be fined or suspended for up to four games.

“The following grounds are being considered for supplemental discipline: kneeing,” DoPS writes on NHL.com. “However, the Department of Player Safety retains the right to make adjustments to the infraction upon review.”

The play occurred late in the third period of the Capitals’ 4-3 overtime win against the Winnipeg Jets,

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By Ian Oland 11 months ago

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Brett Connolly to have hearing with Player Safety after awkward hit sends Tanner Kero to hospital

2018 Stanley Cup champion, Brett Connolly, will have a hearing with the NHL after delivering a terrible, but what appears to be, accidental, hit to Tanner Kero.

Connolly, now a member of the Chicago Blackhawks, hit Kero 3:02 into the first period.

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By Ian Oland 12 months ago

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