NHL Docks Golden Knights 2nd-Round Pick, Fines Tortorella $100,000 for Media Violations
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 15
NHL Docks Golden Knights 2nd-Round Pick, Fines Tortorella $100,000 for Media Violations
10 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 15
Vegas lost a second-round draft pick and coach John Tortorella was fined $100,000 after the team violated NHL media-access rules following Thursday’s 5-1 series-clinching win over Anaheim.
Tortorella refused to speak to reporters after Game 6, and the Golden Knights also failed to open their locker room under regulations negotiated by the league and players’ union.
The NHL said the punishment followed previous warnings to Vegas, signaling the sanctions were imposed after repeated noncompliance rather than a first offense.
Vegas can appeal in person to Commissioner Gary Bettman’s office in New York next week as the club prepares to face Colorado in the Western Conference final.
With a key draft pick forfeited, can the Golden Knights win their appeal against the NHL's harsh penalty?
Is Coach Tortorella’s media boycott a costly mistake or a calculated move to rally his 'all-in' team?