Dale Purinton - Suspensions

Suspensions

This is a list of suspensions that he has received:

• April 8, 2008,

The AHL suspended Purinton three (3) games for his actions during an April 4 game in Hamilton.

• March 27, 2008,

The AHL suspended Purinton three (3) games for his actions during a game on March 26. The three-game suspension was automatic after Purinton received his fifth game misconduct in the general category this season.

• March 20, 2008,

The AHL suspended Purinton one (1) game for his actions during pre-game warms ups prior to an AHL game against Grand Rapids.

• March 15, 2008,

The AHL suspended Purinton for 2 games for accumulating 4 misconducts in one season. His latest came in the first period of a game against the Grand Rapids Griffins in which he kneed right winger Jamie Tardif.

• February 19, 2008,

The AHL suspended Purinton for four (4) games for his actions in a game against Hamilton.

• October 19, 2007,

The AHL suspended Purinton for 25 games for punching Stars' forward Marius Holtet in the head from behind with a gloved fist after the completion of play during a game between Lake Erie and Iowa.

• April 26, 2006

The AHL suspended him for 1 game for instigation a fight during the last 5 minutes of a game.

• October 1, 2005

On October 4 the NHL handed out a 10-game suspension for an attempt to eye-gouge Colton Orr in a pre-season game.

• 2004–05 season in the ECHL

suspended by the ECHL on December 10 for 6 games for elbowing a player into the head during the game vs Bakersfield on December 7.

Later in the season the ECHL suspended him for 3 games for his refusal to stop fighting and pulling the hair of a player. As a result, the Salmon Kings released him. He only played 25 games that season and racked up 192 penalty minutes.

• February 2002

The NHL handed out a 3-game suspension for a sucker-punch to Jason Blake of the New York Islanders.

• October 2001

The NHL handed out a 7-game suspension for a cross-check to the head of Stephen Peat of the Washington Capitals.

• September 2001

The NHL handed out a 4-game suspension for beating up goaltender Garth Snow in an NHL pre-season game.

• 1999

Purinton suspended by the AHL for 3 games during the 1998–1999 season.