ECHL announces fine, suspension

The ECHL Department of Player Safety on Saturday announced that Florida’s Colin Theisen has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in ECHL Game #267, Florida at Jacksonville, on Dec. 6.

Theisen is fined and suspended under Rule #28 - Supplementary Discipline as the result of a butt-ending infraction at 15:43 of the second period.

Theisen will miss Florida’s game vs. Jacksonville tonight (Dec. 7).

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.