Ottawa Senators center Shane Pinto has been suspended for 41 games by the NHL for violating the league's sports wagering rules. This is the first suspension for sports gambling in NHL history. The NHL Players' Association has confirmed that Pinto will not be appealing the suspension, as it was a negotiated resolution. The league's investigation found no evidence that Pinto made any wagers on NHL games. The suspension has raised questions about transparency and the league's handling of gambling violations.
Excellent column by @TimCBaines illustrates how poorly the Shane Pinto situation has been handled by a league (#NHL) and team (#Senators) that continually operates under a cloak of secrecy #NHLPA https://t.co/ZrNBQXH6tX
LeBrun: NHLPA boss Marty Walsh on the Pride tape ban, Shane Pinto and the future of gambling in the NHL ⤵️ https://t.co/x7zmAUgmZB
It is unclear how Pinto violated the sports wagering policy but there has been no evidence that Pinto made any wagers on NHL games. This marks the first gambling-related suspension in the NHL #NHL #sportsbetting #NHLNews https://t.co/9GIBbjhNXb
GARRIOCH: The NHL and NHLPA have to do a better job educating players on gambling, via @ottawasuncom #Sens https://t.co/KDRmha8pns
From the Pride tape ban reversal to Shane Pinto’s gambling-related suspension, it’s been an eventful week for the executive director of the NHL Players’ Association. @PierreVLeBrun spoke with NHLPA boss Marty Walsh for his thoughts 🔗 https://t.co/zzsmOjGHt0
How is the Shane Pinto suspension staying so quiet? What @reporterchris is hearing and what comes next ⤵️ https://t.co/rZxQa6es9w
It was an eventful week in the NHL. On Shane Pinto’s suspension and on the Pride Tape ban reversal, spoke Friday with NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh. My latest for @TheAthletic : https://t.co/PkE9xjrlaH
New, for @TheAthletic: Why we know so little about the circumstances that led to Shane Pinto's suspension and what comes next. https://t.co/TzdvAEro3y https://t.co/TzdvAEro3y
GARRIOCH: The NHL and NHLPA have to do a better job educating players on gambling, via @ottawasuncom https://t.co/KDRmha8pns
Asked NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly if the league would again beef up gambling education efforts for players given the Shane Pinto suspension: "We already have a comprehensive education program. I suppose we will review what we currently do to see if it can be improved (or… https://t.co/Agzedm43w1
“Almost certainly, players don’t know the fine print of the rules...” In the @rayanddregs podcast, @rayferraro21 & @DarrenDreger discuss Shane Pinto’s suspension for sports gambling activities and what must be done to help and better inform NHL players: https://t.co/LiEo7Sp1DQ
The NHL has suspended Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto for 41 games, making the 22-year-old American the first modern-day hockey player banned for sports gambling. https://t.co/iIsu6w62jZ
As usual, @DustinGouker is right: The NHL needs more transparency on betting violations, rather than allowing speculation to grow https://t.co/9HZYeCjpdg
What’s next for Shane Pinto, Pierre Dorion and Senators after gambling suspension? ⤵️ https://t.co/8FVdtmYAB4
Sure the NHL is awash in betting ads, but at the end of the day Shane Pinto appears to have left the NHL little wiggle room in handing down its 41-game suspension for improper wagering. Burnside On Hockey on a watershed moment for the game and those in it. https://t.co/FTBgXnvaqr
We’ve seen athletes return to the NHL after committing far more egregious acts than Shane Pinto’s involvement in a gambling-related incident. But the Senators didn't lock him up with a contract this summer, so what happens next? @ian_mendes weighs in ⤵️ https://t.co/ayMvdYj7Ks
The NHL has suspended Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto for 41 games, making the 22-year-old American the first modern-day hockey player banned for sports gambling. https://t.co/o8mfPzM6XL
GARRIOCH: Senators centre Shane Pinto suspended for gambling violations https://t.co/Ma0GdIhCYx #Sens #ottsports #ottnews
The National Hockey League (NHL) has issued a 41-match ban to Ottawa Senators player Shane Pinto for violating its rules on sports betting https://t.co/lCGaEKo7dj https://t.co/C63oXuJQ8L
The NHL just handed down its first sports betting-related punishment in league history! Details here: https://t.co/qZN5XjXuXI https://t.co/qZN5XjXuXI
Coyotes' Travis Dermott took stand that led NHL to reverse Pride Tape ban. Here's why. https://t.co/9nTqd0J6oc
NHL suspends Senators' Shane Pinto 41 games for violating league's gambling policy https://t.co/fIKSShX9ba
GARRIOCH: Senators centre Shane Pinto suspended for gambling violations, via @ottawasuncom #Sens https://t.co/BPNZ4yvN8c
Updated story on the 41-game Shane Pinto suspension, with more detail: https://t.co/9AwBdMXNfa
From @DarrenDreger, @PierreVLeBrun & @reporterchris - What led to Senators forward Shane Pinto's 41-game suspension, how it impacts his ability to sign a new contract and why other teams are curious to know more about what happened: https://t.co/RPvu7TPkia
I have been on this site sporadically today so this may have been reported but there will be no appeal from Pinto, as 41-game suspension is result of negotiated agreement.
GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators centre Shane Pinto will learn the hard way https://t.co/rJX6v2qOY9
The NHL’s gambling issue is about to be much bigger than Shane Pinto. “The conversation we all need to be having right now goes way beyond a mistake from a 22-year-old athlete.” @PierreVLeBrun explains ⤵️ https://t.co/JfTEH8r292
NHL Player Hit With Half-Season Suspension For Sports Betting https://t.co/WhxeLwWg7O
The @NHL is still a dog and pony show 1. Five seconds left in lop-sided game, some idiot takes the other teams best player's head off = 4 game suspension 2. Player on a team that has BETWAY logo on helmet makes a bet on NFL/MLB = 41 games Pride tape, other examples too
Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto suspended 41 games in NHL's first modern sports betting ban @BrandonLondonTV with more details https://t.co/8ZKIfTJjhG https://t.co/8MCpZbjK61
Shane Pinto's 41-game suspension for activities related to sports wagering came as a surprise in Ottawa, but if it wasn't hockey related, why was he suspended? More from @SunGarrioch & @clahanna: https://t.co/XX3O2hWnpU
From @7ElevenCanada That's Hockey - @DarrenDreger on how Shane Pinto's 41-game suspension unfolded, why the suspension won't be appealed and how this affects his contract negotiations with the Senators: https://t.co/Rv5TyoIvgP
The NHL has suspended Ottawa Senators center Shane Pinto for 41 games after breaking the league's gambling policy. No word on what Pinto did, but the league made sure to say he hadn't bet on NHL games. Is the suspension fair? Read: https://t.co/zsIRZBsVaD https://t.co/HWZLvFfcec
NHL suspends Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto half a season for sports wagering https://t.co/4dNdSkOSIk
Will a single hockey journalist please step up and get a proper explanation/justification for the Pinto suspension. If it wasn’t hockey gambling the suspension is way too harsh(should be nothing). It was NHL gambling, why isn’t he banned for life? Somebody do their damn job 1/
Here’s @wyshynski with all the details (that we know right now) on Shane Pinto’s gambling-related suspension 👇🏻 https://t.co/qHkm8gtj3v
"The League's investigation found no evidence that Pinto made any wagers on NHL games." By @wyshynski https://t.co/q3vuuH3Vtv
The #Sens literally have Betway as a sponsor on their helmets. The real story here isn't that Shane Pinto was gambling (and not even on hockey). It's all the damage that's being caused by being constantly beaten over the head with gambling ads. What do we expect to happen?
Ottawa Senators’ Shane Pinto hit with 41-game suspension for gambling https://t.co/IsKR9Rmev1
Senators' Shane Pinto suspended for violating NHL's gambling policy: Everything we know so far https://t.co/AygoUr9IT4 https://t.co/vmP8x1RyeY
The NHL now gets to wade into the very murky waters of sports gambling by its players https://t.co/hH4MBkhifv
#NHLPA says Shane Pinto will not be appealing the 41-game suspension, this was a negotiated resolution between all parties.
NHL's Shane Pinto Suspended 41 Games For Violating Sports Betting Rules | Click to read more 👇 https://t.co/stL40eHZM6
The NHL is suspending Ottawa Senators center Shane Pinto for 41 games for violating the league's sports wagering rules. It marks the NHL's first gambling suspension since sports betting legalization in 2018. https://t.co/kYnQrebhrS
See, this is where not being as vague as possible in every situation would help the NHL. If it's true that Pinto provided inside info to someone specifically for betting purposes, then I think 41 games is warranted, and I think most would agree on that.
The NHL is reportedly suspending Senators center Shane Pinto for 41 games for activities related to sports betting https://t.co/I5k0mP9DVm
The NHL is suspending Ottawa Senators center Shane Pinto for 41 games for violating the league's sports wagering rules. It marks the first suspension for sports gambling in league history. https://t.co/BRwH6UOh7v
Shane Pinto statement (from Senators news release): https://t.co/xIoftP9jaU
Transparency is crucial here. Without it, we’re left to reasonably wonder why Pinto is suspended 41 games for not violating the integrity of the game by wagering on hockey. Without it, we’re left to reasonably wonder, more darkly, if the league thinks he did but can’t prove it.