The NHL's Department of Player Safety announced on Friday that Arizona Coyotes forward Clayton Keller has been fined $5,000 - the maximum allowable under the CBA - for cross-checking Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Brannstrom.
Keller was ejected from Thursday night's game, and a response from the Department of Player Safety was expected.
Some could call the sentence a bit light in response, but Brannstrom wasn't hurt, Keller was ejected, and the Coyotes lost the game (shocker, I know). So perhaps DoPS figured Keller saw punishment enough that a fine was sufficient.
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Department of Player Safety Reacts to Clayton Keller's Cross-Check on Senators' Brannstrom
A $5K fine for Keller is:
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