Dallas Stars head coach Rick Bowness was fined $ 25,000 on Monday for his actions following his loss the night before.
The 66-year-old man initially scolded the match referees vigorously before taking a stick and delivering two violent blows against the wall behind his bench. Watch it in the video below.
The Stars lost 2-1 in regulation, as they led 1-0 with one minute remaining in the third period, against the St. Louis Blues.
The referees had first called a minor penalty to Jani Hakanpää for hanging in the last two minutes of play. Another penalty, this time against Miro Heiskanen, was announced when the Blues hit the target for the first time. time. Then, 18 seconds later, while Heiskanen was in the dungeon, the crowd favorites sparked the red light a second time.
“If you watched the game, you saw what happened. They clearly tripped Miro, said Bowness, who called for a penalty from the Blues before his defender himself fouled, in a press conference after the game. They took his staff and pulled him down. It’s my opinion. They were lucky. ”
The Stars are at the heart of the Western Conference playoff race, scoring 36 points in 32 games.