Largely expected today, the Department of Player Safety has fined Vancouver Canucks forward Nils Hoglander a total of $2,864.58 for high-sticking Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jake Walman last night, per a press release. The fine was the maximum allowable according to the current Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NHL and the NHLPA.
Originally, there was no penalty called on the play as Hoglander swung his stick into the side of Walman’s head as both players battled for position in front of Detroit’s net. Nevertheless, even though the in-game referees did not decide to penalize Hoglander last night, the Department of Player Safety decided the incident warranted a punishment.
This is the second time this season that the Department of Player Safety has decided to fine Hoglander with the first incident coming on November 21st for slew-footing San Jose Sharks forward Kevin Labanc. Aside from a couple of fines, Hoglander has had quite a productive season for Vancouver, scoring 17 goals and 24 points in 53 games.
Other snapshots:
- Brian Hedger of the Columbus Dispatch reports that defenseman Ivan Provorov and forward Yegor Chinakhov have both returned to practice for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Reportedly suffering from an undisclosed injury in the team’s most recent game against the Ottawa Senators, Provorov will likely not miss any time with the injury. Chinakhov, on the other hand, did miss the game against the Senators completely but should be available tomorrow night against the San Jose Sharks.
- In a similar fashion to Columbus, Eduardo Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports that Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nick Paul will be a game-time decision tomorrow night against the Florida Panthers. Missing the entire third period in last night’s game against the Colorado Avalanche, Paul did miss the team practice today putting his availability up in the air. In the same report, Encina also suggests that Tanner Jeannot will likely be out another week after being activated from the team’s long-term injured reserve on February 13th.
I love to watch Hoglander! He’s Vancouver’s latest version of Jarkko Ruuttu.
Jarkko Ruutu.
Hoglander is starting to get that reputation of being a big pain in the ass in the league.
I love those guys. I used to love to watch Tyson Nash.
Guarantee you if the Canucks are trying to get Guentzel, the Penguins are asking for Hoglander for sure in that deal.
I don’t trust the Vancouver dmen 3 through 6 in a playoff series, I also think that Tocchet can be out coached in an important series.
Which series are not important?
Wonder why hoglander wasn’t given 5 game suspension???
Hog deserved more than a fine. Maybe the ‘Nucks are Buttman’s new favorite team or he thinks Walman should have a new dance celli…the Cha-Cha?
Hersch – good point.
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