Golden Knights docked 2nd-round pick, John Tortorella fined $100K for breaking media rules

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL docked the Vegas Golden Knights a second-round decide within the draft and fined coach John Tortorella $100,000 on Friday for violating media entry rules after their series-clinching Game 6 victory at Anaheim on Thursday night time.

Tortorella refused to talk to reporters after Vegas routed the Ducks 5-1 to maneuver on to face Colorado within the Western Conference closing. The Golden Knights additionally didn’t open their locker room in accordance with league and Players’ Association-negotiated laws.

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The NHL in an announcement saying the punishment mentioned the penalties got here after earlier warnings have been issued to the Golden Knights. The staff has been provided the chance to attraction to Commissioner Gary Bettman’s workplace in individual on the league’s New York headquarters subsequent week.

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