NEW YORK - Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ian Cole has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for kneeing Colorado Avalanche forward Andrew Cogliano during NHL Game No. 821 in Tampa on Thursday, Feb. 9, the National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety announced today.
Cole fined $5,000 for actions in Lightning game
Defenseman penalized maximum for kneeing Avalanche forward Cogliano
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