Ryan Hartman has been fined just over a month’s salary for a blue-collar American for flipping the middle finger at Edmonton forward Evander Kane.
Hartman will see a deduction of $4,250 on his next paycheck, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced Wednesday. They reasoned that Hartman’s gesture was unsportsmanlike, though Hartman, anticipating the fine, said after the game that it was “well worth it.”
Minnesota’s Ryan Hartman has been fined $4,250, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for Unsportsmanlike Conduct during last night’s game against Edmonton.
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Hartman tossed Kane the bird following a third-period scrum that was initiated by Kane cross-checking Wild star Kirill Kaprizov. Here’s the video replay.
Ryan Hartman is…not happy with Evander Kane 😳 pic.twitter.com/Cn1BGTt81s
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“He gave Kirill a shot from behind on a very vulnerable spot,” said Hartman about Kane. “It goes to show we have five guys in there, they didn’t have one guy in there to help him. I don’t think any of their guys are going to defend him.”
