Longest Suspensions
All of these incidents are in the NHL of the United States and Canada unless noted otherwise.
| Name | Team | Length | Date | Offense |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coutu, BillyBilly Coutu | Boston Bruins | life | 01927-04-01April 1927 | assaulted referee Jerry Laflamme, tackled referee Billy Bell and started a Stanley Cup bench-clearing brawl, apparently on the orders of coach Art Ross (Ban was commuted after 2½ years, but Coutu never played in the NHL again) |
| Maloney, DanDan Maloney | Detroit Red Wings | 2 years | 01975-11-01November 1975 | mentioned above (Banned from playing in Toronto only) |
| Perezhogin, AlexanderAlexander Perezhogin | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) | 89 games (five 2003-04 playoff games plus all 80 regular season games and four playoff games of the 2004–05 AHL season) | 02003-04-01April 2003 | slashed Garrett Stafford in the head (Suspension did not carry over to NHL) |
| Simon, ChrisChris Simon | New York Islanders | 30 games | 02007-12-01December 2007 | stomped on Jarkko Ruutu's ankle during a timeout |
| Torres, RaffiRaffi Torres | Phoenix Coyotes | 25 games | 02012-04-01April 2012 | illegal check of Marian Hossa in the head |
| Simon, ChrisChris Simon | New York Islanders | 25 games | 02007-03-01March 2007 | slashed Ryan Hollweg in the head |
| Boulerice, JesseJesse Boulerice | Philadelphia Flyers | 25 games | 02007-10-01October 2007 | cross-checked Ryan Kesler in the face |
| McSorley, MartyMarty McSorley | Boston Bruins | 23 games | 02000-02-01February 2000 | mentioned above (McSorley never played in the NHL again) |
| Dwyer, GordieGordie Dwyer | Tampa Bay Lightning | 23 games | 02000-09-01September 2000 | left the penalty box to try and engage in a fight and verbally and physically abused officials (Dwyer was also fined $10,000) |
| Hunter, DaleDale Hunter | Washington Capitals | 21 games (incident occurred in Capitals' final playoff game; suspension carried over to first 21 games of next regular season) | 01993-04-01April 1993 | deliberately hit and injured Pierre Turgeon after Turgeon had scored |
| Lysiak, TomTom Lysiak | Chicago Black Hawks | 20 games | 01983-10-01October 1983 | intentionally tripped linesman Ron Foyt with his stick |
| May, BradBrad May | Phoenix Coyotes | 20 games | 02000-11-01November 2000 | slashed Steve Heinze in the nose |
| Bertuzzi, ToddTodd Bertuzzi | Vancouver Canucks | 20 games | 02004-03-01March 2004 | mentioned above (Because the IIHF honors NHL suspensions, Bertuzzi was also banned from playing in any IIHF member league during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. Bertuzzi was reinstated by the NHL Commissioner on August 8, 2005) |
| Downie, SteveSteve Downie | Philadelphia Flyers | 20 games | 02007-09-01September 2007 | threw himself at Dean McAmmond behind the net |
| Gratton, JoshJosh Gratton | Vityaz Chekhov (KHL) | 20 games | 02010-12-01December 2010 | deliberately hit and injured Roman Červenka and Martin Skoula |
| Kühnhackl, TomTom Kühnhackl | Niagara IceDogs (OHL) | 20 games | 02011-11-01November 2011 | Charging and elbowing Ryan Murphy |
| Cormier, PatricePatrice Cormier | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) | 20 games | 02010-01-01January 2010 | Elbowing Mikael Tam |
| Belokon, SergeiSergei Belokon | Vityaz Chekhov (KHL) | 18 games | 02010-12-01December 2010 | deliberately hit and injured Roman Červenka and Martin Skoula |
| Shore, EddieEddie Shore | Boston Bruins | 16 games | 01933-12-01December 1933 | sucker punched Ace Bailey from behind |
| Cooke, MattMatt Cooke | Pittsburgh Penguins | 16 games (10 regular season games plus the first round of the playoffs) | 02011-03-01March 2011 | elbowed Ryan McDonagh in the head |
| Richard, MauriceMaurice Richard | Montreal Canadiens | 15 games (3 regular season games plus 12 playoff games) | 01955-03-01March 1955 | knocked out linesman Cliff Thompson during a fight with Hal Laycoe; this incident led to the Richard Riot |
| Paiement, WilfWilf Paiement | Colorado Rockies | 15 games | 01978-10-01October 1978 | caused deliberate facial injuries to Dennis Polonich |
| Brown, DaveDave Brown | Philadelphia Flyers | 15 games | 01987-11-01November 1987 | cross-checked and injured Tomas Sandstrom |
| Granato, TonyTony Granato | Los Angeles Kings | 15 games | 01994-02-01February 1994 | slashed Neil Wilkinson in the head |
| Verot, DarcyDarcy Verot | Vityaz Chekhov (KHL) | 14 games | 02010-12-01December 2010 | deliberately hit and injured Roman Červenka and Martin Skoula |
| Larin, IvanIvan Larin | Vityaz Chekhov (KHL) | 14 games | 02010-12-01December 2010 | deliberately hit and injured Roman Červenka and Martin Skoula |
| Maki, WayneWayne Maki | St. Louis Blues | 30 days | 01969-09-01September 1969 | mentioned above |
| Green, TedTed Green | Boston Bruins | 13 games | 01969-09-01September 1969 | mentioned above |
| Roy, AndreAndre Roy | Tampa Bay Lightning | 13 games | 02002-04-01April 2002 | left the penalty box and physically abused a linesman while trying to start a fight with players in the New York Rangers penalty box |
| Shaw, DavidDavid Shaw | New York Rangers | 12 games | 01988-10-01October 1988 | slashed Mario Lemieux in the throat |
| Hextall, RonRon Hextall | Philadelphia Flyers | 12 games | 01989-05-01May 1989 | attacked Chris Chelios |
| Johnson, MattMatt Johnson | Los Angeles Kings | 12 games | 01998-11-01November 1998 | sucker punched Jeff Beukeboom in the back of the head |
| Myhres, BranttBrantt Myhres | San Jose Sharks | 12 games | 01999-02-01February 1999 | left the bench to attack Mattias Norstrom |
| Nolan, OwenOwen Nolan | San Jose Sharks | 11 games | 02001-02-01February 2001 | hit Grant Marshall in the face with his stick |
| Domi, TieTie Domi | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11 games (3 playoff games plus 8 regular season games) | 02001-03-01March 2001 | elbowed Scott Niedermayer in the face |
| Mann, JimmyJimmy Mann | Winnipeg Jets | 10 games | 01982-01-01January 1982 | mentioned above |
| Salei, RuslanRuslan Salei | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 10 games | 01999-10-01October 1999 | checked Mike Modano face first into the boards from behind |
| Niedermayer, ScottScott Niedermayer | New Jersey Devils | 10 games | 02000-03-01March 2000 | slashed Peter Worrell in the head |
| Brennan, KipKip Brennan | Los Angeles Kings | 10 games | 02003-12-01December 2003 | returned to the ice to engage in a brawl after being ejected for roughing an opponent |
| Godard, EricEric Godard | Pittsburgh Penguins | 10 games | 02011-02-01February 2011 | left the bench to fight Micheal Haley after Haley had challenged Pittsburgh goalie, Brent Johnson during a brawl |
| Gillies, TrevorTrevor Gillies | New York Islanders | 10 games | 02011-03-01March 2011 | dangerous hit on Cal Clutterbuck in first game back from a 9-game suspension |
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