11/12/2009
An automatic one-game suspension was given to Vancouver Canucks forward Darcy Hordichuk Thursday; The NHL also fined head coach Alain Vigneault US$10,000. Hordichuk was given an instigator penalty after fighting Cam Janssen late in the third period in Tuesday's loss to the St. Louis Blues, triggering the ban. Janssen had roughed up Tanner Glass during a fight earlier in the game. Anyone assessed an instigator penalty in the last five minutes of a game receives the automatic suspension, while the coach gets a $10,000 fine, a figure that doubles for each subsequent infraction.
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