ECHL announces fines, suspensions

The ECHL on Wednesday announced the following fines and suspensions.

Atlanta’s Malatesta fined, suspended

Atlanta’s Zach Malatesta has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in ECHL Game #2, Atlanta at Greenville, on Feb. 2.

Malatesta was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for charging under Rule #42.5 at 8:47 of the first period. He is fined and suspended under Rule #28 – Supplementary Discipline.

Malatesta will miss Atlanta’s game at Reading on Feb. 7.

Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association, player fines collected by the ECHL are given to the PHPA for its ECHL Player’s Hardship Fund.

Greenville’s Marcinew suspended four additional games

Greenville’s Matt Marcinew has been suspended for a total of six games as a result of his actions in ECHL Game #574, Florida at Greenville, on Jan. 31.

Marcinew was assessed a game misconduct under Rule #53.4 at 5:50 of the second period. He is suspended under Rule #28 – Supplementary Discipine.

Marcinew missed Greenville’s games vs. Utah (Feb. 1) and vs. Atlanta (Feb. 2) and will miss games at Florida (Feb. 7 and Feb. 8), vs. Jacksonville (Feb. 14) and at South Carolina (Feb. 15).

Fort Wayne, Jacksonville discipline

The following fines and suspensions are all the result of an incident at 9:21 of the second period in ECHL Game #583, Fort Wayne at Jacksonville, on Jan. 31.

Fort Wayne’s Chase Stewart has been suspended for six games for his actions during the altercation. Stewart is suspended for receiving a game misconduct under Rule #40.4 for physical abuse of official – category III and for fighting off the playing surface.

Stewart will miss Fort Wayne’s games at Kalamazoo (Feb. 7), vs. Tulsa (Feb. 8), at Indy (Feb. 9), vs. Kalamazoo (Feb. 12), vs. Indy (Feb. 14) and at Wheeling (Feb. 15).

Fort Wayne’s Kyle Haas has been suspended for six games under Rule #28 – Supplementary Discipline for fighting off of the playing surface.

Haas will miss Fort Wayne’s games at Kalamazoo (Feb. 7), vs. Tulsa (Feb. 8), at Indy (Feb. 9), vs. Kalamazoo (Feb. 12), Indy (Feb. 14) and at Wheeling (Feb. 15).

Stewart and Haas were also both fined an undisclosed amount.

Fort Wayne’s Patrick Munson has been fined an undisclosed amount as a result of his major penalty and game misconduct for slashing under Rule #61.5.

Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association, player fines collected by the ECHL are given to the PHPA for its ECHL Player’s Hardship Fund.

Jacksonville’s Emerson Clark has been suspended for 16 games for a combination of his game misconduct for physical abuse of officials under Rule #40.3 and for being a repeat offender. Clark has also been fined an undisclosed amount.

Clark will miss Jacksonville’s next 16 games and will be eligible to return to the lineup on March 7 vs. Atlanta.

Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association, player fines collected by the ECHL are given to the PHPA for its ECHL Player’s Hardship Fund.