{"id":674202,"date":"2026-05-16T06:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T06:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/674202\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T06:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T06:39:12","slug":"nhl-docks-golden-knights-2026-draft-pick-for-media-policy-violations-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/674202\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL docks Golden Knights 2026 draft pick for media policy violations &#8211; Field Level Media &#8211; Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NHL reacted swiftly and harshly to the Vegas Golden Knights\u2019 \u201cflagrant violations of 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs media regulations,\u201d announcing on Friday that the franchise will forfeit a second-round selection in the 2026 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>Head Coach John Tortorella did not meet with the media as prescribed by league policy after his squad eliminated the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series in Anaheim on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the locker room remained closed to media.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Tortorella, who took over head coaching duties from Bruce Cassidy on March 29, has been fined $100,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Golden Knights are aware of today\u2019s announcement from the NHL regarding the postgame media availability following Game 6 in Anaheim,\u201d the team said on social media. \u201cThe organization will have no further comment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NHL imposed these penalties after previous warnings to the Golden Knights regarding its media regulations and other associated policies. Vegas may appeal these penalties to the Commissioner\u2019s Office in person next week in New York.<\/p>\n<p>The Golden Knights will take on the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Finals, beginning in Denver on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n<p>                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778913552_787_be4452b65ace878d206f2029709048c825036e3517e6a89f4eedc3d4c530e2ba.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-96 photo\" height=\"96\" width=\"96\" decoding=\"async\"\/>                                    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NHL reacted swiftly and harshly to the Vegas Golden Knights\u2019 \u201cflagrant violations of 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":674203,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,575,85],"class_list":["post-674202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=674202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/674203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=674202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=674202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=674202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}