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What to know about Connor McDavid's hearing after Vancouver penalty
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Published Jan 20, 2025  â˘Â Last updated 16 minutes ago  â˘Â 4 minute read
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Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers takes a shot during the second period of their NHL game against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Jan. 18, 2025 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Photo by Derek Cain /Getty ImagesEdmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid faced a player safety hearing on Monday to determine the extent of his punishment after he cross-checked a player in the Oilersâ away game against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.
Despite the end of a nine-game win streak with a 3-2 loss to the Canucks, the headlines after the game revolved around the match penalty with Canucks defenceman Conor Garland and the looming hearing which will likely result in a suspension
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Hereâs what you need to know about the incident.
The penaltyWith roughly 19 seconds left in the final frame, Garland checked McDavid in the Canucks zone. McDavid struggled to get up with Garlandâs legs wrapped around him for a full 15 seconds. No penalty was called against either player, all while the play continued. With four seconds left in the game, McDavid finally regained his footing and cross-checked Garland out of visible frustration following the preceding incident, prompting the match penalty that forced him to leave the game.
A scrum ensued following McDavidâs check during which Evan Bouchard of the Oilers was cross-checked by Canuck defenceman Tyler Myers, who similarly received a match penalty and ejection from the game.
Match penalties mean that offending players are ordered to the dressing room for the remainder of the game and until the incident has been dealt with by the league.
The hearingIn a post on X (formerly Twitter), the NHL Department of Player Safety announced it would be holding a hearing for both McDavid and Myers. No decision about length of suspensions had been made at press time Monday.
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On its website, the NHL said player hearings are attended by the offending player, the playerâs agent, the teamâs general manager, members of the National Hockey League Playersâ Association (NHLPA), and members of the Department of Player Safety.
âThe purpose of a hearing is to interview the player and his representatives about the play in question,â the NHL said.
No decisions regarding supplemental discipline is made without the chance for the offending player to explain their actions.
The stakesThere are a variety of factors that contribute to the disciplinary decisions levied against players, including how frequently theyâve offended, when the penalty occurred, the circumstances of the game and whether the other player was injured. As such, McDavidâs case could look relatively strong for a lower-level suspension given the preceding incident with Garland on the ice, and the fact that McDavid is not a repeat offender, which is defined as a player who has been suspended within the past 18 months.
McDavid has only had to appear for a hearing on one other occasion in 2019 for an illegal check to the head of Nick Leddy of the New York Islanders. The incident led to a two-game suspension against McDavid at the time, with an accompanying fine of more than $190,000.
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Saturdayâs incident is likely to result in a suspension of some kind, but the question will be how many games McDavid will be suspended for.
The suspension is accompanied by a fine which, given he is not a repeat offender, is reflective of a fraction of his salary based on the number of days in a season. With 190 days in a regular season, this equates to 1/190ths of the playerâs average salary per day of the suspension. For example, if the suspension is three days, the player is fined 3/190ths of their average yearly salary.
As one of the highest paid players in the league, even a brief suspension for McDavid is more costly than most players.
Based on the leagueâs fining formula, with a salary of $17,890,624 (US$12.5 million), McDavid makes more than $94,000 per day during the season. The NHL stipulates that a player may be fined âup to 50 per cent of one dayâs average salary without exceeding $10,000 for the first fine.â
Comparable incidentsThe crosscheck by McDavid has already been compared to a previous incident involving one of the leagueâs other superstars. In March 2022, Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs received a penalty for a similar crosscheck after an altercation with Rasmus Dahlin of the Buffalo Sabres.
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In the 2022 skirmish, Matthewsâ actions seemed to be similarly out of frustration after no penalties were called during Dahlinâs harassment leading up to the check.
In that case, Matthews received a three-game suspension and a more than $116,000 fine.
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