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

The NHL docked the Vegas Golden Knights a second-round prime successful adjacent month’s draught and fined coach John Tortorella $100,000 connected Friday for violating media entree rules aft their series-clinching Game 6 triumph astatine Anaheim connected Thursday night.

Tortorella refused to speak to reporters aft Vegas routed the Ducks 5-1 to move connected to look Colorado successful the Western Conference final.

The Golden Knights besides did not unfastened their locker room successful accordance pinch convention and Players’ Association-negotiated regulations.

The NHL successful a connection announcing the reward said the penalties for these “flagrant violations” travel aft erstwhile warnings were issued to the Golden Knights.

The squad has been offered the opportunity to entreaty to Commissioner Gary Bettman’s agency successful personification astatine the league’s New York office adjacent week.

“The Golden Knights are alert of today’s announcement from the NHL regarding the postgame media readiness pursuing Game 6 successful Anaheim,” the squad said successful a connection posted to societal media. “The statement will person nary further comment.”

Tortorella is caller to the team.

The franchise pulled the stunning move successful precocious March of firing Bruce Cassidy, its Stanley Cup-winning coach, and hiring the 67-year-old journeyman coach pinch conscionable 8 games near successful the regular season.

Tortorella’s statement is to spot the squad done the playoffs, and a determination connected a much semipermanent statement would beryllium made afterwards.

He was not successful the convention this twelvemonth erstwhile Vegas brought him connected six weeks agone but has 24 NHL seasons arsenic a caput coach nether his belt.

Tortorella was an adjunct for the U.S. astatine the Milan Cortina Olympics erstwhile it won gold.

A twelvemonth ago, he was the 1 tally retired of an statement erstwhile Philadelphia fired Tortorella pinch 9 games to go.

He coached Tampa Bay to the Stanley Cup title successful 2004 and is 770-648-37 pinch 5 teams overall.

Vegas will now return connected the Colorado Avalanche successful the Western Final.