Filed under: Canucks, NHL Fans, NHL Discipline
Vancouver Canucks forward Rick Rypien received a six-game ban and was fined $25,000 for his contact with a fan earlier this week during a game against the Minnesota Wild, the NHL announced on Friday.
"Prior to each season, all clubs and players are advised that under no circumstances are club personnel permitted to have physical contact with fans, or enter, or attempt to enter the stands," commissioner Gary Bettman said in the statement that announced the decision. "We hold NHL players to a high standard, and there simply is no excuse for conduct of this nature. Fortunately, this incident is not typical of the way NHL players conduct themselves and is not typical of the way Mr. Rypien had conducted himself during his career."
The league initially suspended Rypien indefinitely on Wednesday, a day after he reached into the stands as he exited the bench after a fight with Minnesota's Brad Staubitz during the second period of a 6-2 loss to the Wild. Rypien already missed Wednesday's game against the Chicago Blackhawks, leaving five games left in his suspension.
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