ECHL announces fine, suspension

The ECHL on Thursday announced that Reading’s Evan Barratt has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in ECHL Game #365, Wheeling at Reading, on Dec. 28. Barratt was assessed a match penalty for slew-footing under Rule #52.2 at 20:00 of the second period. He is fined and suspended under Rule #28 – Supplementary Discipline. Barratt will miss Reading’s game at Wheeling on Dec. 30. 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.