Friends, now we’re onto a part of the CBA that we’re all very familiar with thanks to the protracted Dennis Wideman proceedings.
Let’s jump into Article 18: Supplementary Discipline for On-Ice Conduct.
What it is
Section 18.2 does a really nice job of laying out the goals of supplemental discipline, so we’re just going to quote it directly:
It is the parties’ intention to impose Supplementary Discipline for On-Ice Conduct in a swift, effective and consistent manner with respect to conduct proscribed by League Playing Rules, including the use of excessive and unnecessary force and reckless acts resulting in injury.