NHL fines Calgarys Mark Giordano 10000 for slew foot
More NHL: | | | | | The NHL announced on Tuesday evening that defenseman has been fined $10,000 for slew-footing of the during the second Frank Jackson Jersey period of their game on Monday night (you can see it above).The $10,000 fine is the maximum amount Giordano could have been fined under the collective bargaining agreement since he is a first-time offender.Gioradno had a disciplinary hearing earlier on Tuesday, and quite frankly the fine is pretty much all that should have been expected. The fact he was Tony Carr Jersey even given that should be somewhat of a surprise. The league, for whatever reason, has made it pretty clear over the years that unle Ike Anigbogu Jersey s a player is injured, slew-footing just isn’t something they’re going to suspend a player for. Most of the time when a slew-footing incident occurs in a game it gets overlooked entirely without even so much as a hearing. Since the start of the 2008-09 season, only one player has been suspended for a slew foot. Evgeny Artyukhin earned a Julius Randle Jersey three-game banishment for an incident involving then-Dallas Stars defenseman Willy Hernangomez Jersey Matt Niskane back in 2009.Three players earned fines last year: , , and Alexander Bolduc.In 14 games this season, Giordano has scored one goal to go with two a sists while playing 23 minutes a night.