BREAKING: The Coyotes will forfeit two draft picks as penalty for violating the NHL's combine testing policy.
will forfeit two draft picks after the NHL found the team violated the combine testing policy during the 2019-20 season.
In a statement, the NHL said the Coyotes will forfeit their 2020 second-round pick and their 2021 first-round pick. No discipline will be handed down on any specific individuals involved in the case. The decision to punish the Coyotes this way was made by commissioner Gary Bettman after a hearing on Aug. 6. In that hearing, which included testimony from representatives of the NHL and Coyotes, the team “acknowledged that it had violated the Policy by conducting physical testing on 2020 draft-eligible players prior to the Combine,” the NHL’s statement said.
“While the Combine Testing Policy Memoranda reference a fine of ‘no less than $250,000 for each violation’ of the Policy, I exercise my discretion to impose the aforementioned discipline — which I consider to be more appropriate given the specific circumstances of this case,” Bettman said in his ruling.
“As for the Club personnel who participated in, or may have contributed to, the Club’s violation of the Policy, I have decided that no discipline shall be imposed on these individuals.
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