The Dallas Stars have been fined $100,000 for violating the NHL's CBA with a practice on Dec. 26. That violated Article 16.5 (b), which calls for Dec. 24, 25 and 26 to be off and says "no club may ...
Normally, all teams unequivocally adhere to this rule, but this year, we learned in recent days that Peter DeBoer, the head coach of the Dallas Stars, held an optional practice on December 26.
Yesterday, we learned that the Dallas Stars and Peter DeBoer are being investigated by the NHL for holding a practice on December 26. Ultimately, the Texas organization was fined. This was ...