ECHL announces fine, suspension

The ECHL Department of Player Safety on Saturday announced that Cincinnati’s Nick Rhéaume has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in ECHL Game #445, Toledo at Cincinnati, on Jan. 2.

Rhéaume is fined and suspended under Rule #28 – Supplementary Discipline as the result of his game misconduct for aggressor at 15:37 of the second period.

Rhéaume will miss Cincinnati’s game vs. Toledo today (Jan. 3).

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.