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# Kyle Clifford and Wayne Simmonds fined for very different infractions
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/kyle-clifford-and-wayne-simmonds-fined-for-very-different-infractions/
- Published: 2022-04-22T15:48:05.000Z
- Updated: 2022-04-22T15:48:05.000Z
- Description: The fines are almost identical.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:01

> Toronto’s Kyle Clifford has been fined $2,500, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for High-sticking Tampa Bay’s Corey Perry.
> 
> — NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) [April 22, 2022](https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1517543353969225728?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> Clifford bopped Perry on the head with his stick [pic.twitter.com/NDvIdwsfdk](https://t.co/NDvIdwsfdk?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 22, 2022](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1517331266466729984?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

It was more of a bob or a bonk, and likely should be called unsportsmanlike conduct.

The still shot.

> only Leafs highlight of the night [pic.twitter.com/oe2ziXCnKc](https://t.co/oe2ziXCnKc?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 22, 2022](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1517331680293494784?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

This one was a little more serious and less silly:

> Toronto’s Wayne Simmonds has been fined $2,250, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for Charging Tampa Bay’s Mikhail Sergachev.
> 
> — NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) [April 22, 2022](https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1517543459875401729?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> Simmonds dropped Sergachev [pic.twitter.com/o2XfH3vgeV](https://t.co/o2XfH3vgeV?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 22, 2022](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1517335313747783680?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

What this all reveals is how foolish the fine system is — it’s capped at a percentage of salary, so these two are almost the same fines, not because the actions are the same, but because the players make similar money.

This is the NHL way.