Verbal Beef With Referees Costs Pro Hockey Coach Five-Figure Sum

Last Saturday, 4th March 2023, San Jose Sharks went downhill, as the already struggling team faced a big loss against Washington Capitals. With that loss, the Sharks’ situation in the pool has got even worse, as they stand at the last position in the Pacific division. However, that wasn’t the biggest news from that night. All the attention shifted from the rink to the bench when a heated argument took place between the Sharks’ coach David Quinn and the referee, Gord Dwyer. 

As a result, the head coach, Quinn, was ejected immediately after the incident. However, that wasn’t the end of Quinn’s penalty for his abusive language during the match. Recently, the official Twitter account of NHL Public Relations disclosed the $25,000 fine on the Shark’s coach. Let us have a detailed look at the penalty.

NHL penalized the Shark’s coach for his demeaning conduct toward the officials

In the game against Washington Capitals, David Quinn got into an argument with a referee as he disagreed with the decision of penalizing Kevin Labanc for clipping. The argument got heated and in the end, Quinn lost his cool as he ended up verbally abusing the referee, Gord Dwyer. At that time, the Sharks were trailing by 2 – 4. Whereas in the end, they finished up losing the game by 3 – 8. Let us have a look at the video of the incident.

However, he was ejected from the ground then. But it didn’t end there. Later, the senior executive vice president of hockey operations of the league evaluated the incident, and the NHL recently announced the $25,000 fine. While sharing the update on Twitter, NHL Public Relations tweeted about the fine. They mentioned the reason as, “for conduct demeaning the officials that resulted in a game misconduct.”

Moreover, they also pointed out that this amount would go to the NHL Foundation.  

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This just depicts the way the last few matches have been resulting for the Sharks. San Jose Sharks have lost six out of their last seven matches. And incidents like these just worsen the team environment. Despite being fined by the administration, the league and referees are heavily criticized by the NHL world. Let us have a look at a few of the comments on this tweet by NHL Public Relations. 

Things aren’t going the Sharks’ way lately. Whether it is their game or the incidents happening around the rink. Even in their next match, the Sharks once again lost heavily against the Avalanches with a scoreline of 6 – 0. And now, the penalty on the coach of $25,000. Where do you think the Sharks are leading this season? Moreover, what is your opinion on this verbally heated agreement between the coach and the referee? Let us know in the comments section.

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