(San Jose) San Jose Sharks coach David Quinn has been fined $25,000 for using foul language towards a referee.
The NHL announced the sanction on Wednesday, in connection with “degrading conduct towards officials”.
The incident happened Saturday, in an 8-3 loss to the Washington Capitals.
Quinn began to yell at referee Gord Dwyer after a penalty awarded to Kevin Labanc in the third period.
Quinn received a game misconduct. He continued to insult Dwyer before finally coming off the bench.
After the game, the coach said he was embarrassed by his actions.
“You shouldn’t act like that as a coach,” Quinn said. I want to apologize to our team. »