Alex Stalock, goaltender for the Minnesota Wild, has been fined by the league for embellishment. He will forfeit $2000 for his actions. The fine comes after he received a warning for diving from the league back in October.
The incident in question happened at 0:15 of the third period of a game against the Winnipeg Jets on December 21st. Jets forward Mark Scheifele received a minor penalty for goaltender interference on the play. Scheifele appeared to be shocked after receiving the penalty and, given the ruling by the NHL's Hockey Operations Department, his shock seems to have been warranted. You can view the play below:
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The NHL's Hockey Operations Department tracks all games, logs all penalties for diving or embellishment, and flags all plays not called on the ice that in its opinion were deserving of such a penalty. A citation is issued once Hockey Operations, through its internal deliberations, is convinced that a player warrants sanction. The $2000 goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.
Source: NHL.com
