ECHL announces fines, suspension

The ECHL Department of Player Safety on Tuesday announced the following fines and suspension resulting from ECHL Game #136, Wheeling at Worcester, on Nov. 8

Wheeling’s Kolby Johnson has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount under Rule #28 – Supplementary Discipline as a result of his actions during pre-game warmups.

Johnson will miss Wheeling’s games at Maine tonight (Nov. 10), vs. Toledo (Nov. 13) and at Indy (Nov. 14).

Wheeling’s Kishaun Gervais has been fined an undisclosed amount under Rule #28 – Supplementary Discipline as a result of his actions during pre-game warmups.

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.

The Wheeling organization has also been fined an undisclosed amount.