Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy has been penalized by the NHL for an on-ice incident during a February 5th game.The league announced a $5,000 fine-the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement-stemming from an illegal check to the elbow of Sandis Vilmanis of an opposing team[[1]]. The play is currently under review by the NHL’s department of Player Safety, and further disciplinary action remains possible.
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Charlie McAvoy has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for his hit to Sandis Vilmanis’s elbow.
pic.twitter.com/FucEyRAlJ1— NHL Panthers Safety (@Panthers_Safety) February 5, 2026
Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy has been issued a $5,000 fine, the maximum penalty allowed under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for an illegal check to the elbow of Sandis Vilmanis.
Charlie McAvoy has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for his hit to Sandis Vilmanis’s elbow.
pic.twitter.com/FucEyRAlJ1— NHL Panthers Safety (@Panthers_Safety) February 5, 2026
