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Born in Canada · Nationality Canadian — Sport / sports governance

Jonathan Drouin

Documented profile covering 4 controversies, including “Trade request at Tampa Bay, AHL demotion and suspension for failing to report for game” and “Maximum 5 000-dollar fine for cross-checking Tyler Seguin”.

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Profile No. 0810 · Updated on 12 October 2026

4Documented controversies+ 1 background event

9Sources

0Formal charge · all time

0Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

2025

One-game suspension in 2025 for cross-checking Connor Dewar

Civil / administrative proceedings

With the Islanders, Drouin received a major penalty and game misconduct for cross-checking the Penguins' Connor Dewar. The Department of Player Safety suspended him for one game without pay, costing him 20 833,33 dollars.

State of the evidence: Documented
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
NHL.comDrouin suspended 1 game for actions in Islanders gameSports governing bodyVery high reliability
[2]
LNH.comIslanders : Suspension d’un match pour DrouinSports governing bodyVery high reliability

Last verified: 4 September 2026

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2023

Late for team meeting: excluded from practice and benched throughout game

No legal proceedings

Drouin arrived approximately two minutes late for a team meeting. Martin St-Louis excluded him from practice, then dressed him but did not play him in the next game, an internal sanction widely discussed in Montreal.

State of the evidence: Documented
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
Le Journal de MontréalLe décevant parcours de DrouinMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 4 September 2026

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2022

Maximum 5 000-dollar fine for cross-checking Tyler Seguin

Civil / administrative proceedings

The NHL imposed the maximum 5 000-dollar fine on Drouin for cross-checking Dallas player Tyler Seguin.

State of the evidence: Documented
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
NHL.comJonathan Drouin fined for cross-checkingSports governing bodyVery high reliability

Last verified: 4 September 2026

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2015–2016

Trade request at Tampa Bay, AHL demotion and suspension for failing to report for game

Civil / administrative proceedings

Drouin's representatives requested a trade from the Lightning. After his assignment to Syracuse in the AHL, he failed to report for a game, and Tampa Bay suspended him indefinitely without pay. He subsequently returned to the organisation, and the suspension was lifted in March 2016.

State of the evidence: Documented
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
Sports IllustratedJonathan Drouin trade request and Lightning disputeMediaHigh reliability
[2]
American Hockey LeagueDrouin returning to SyracuseSports governing bodyVery high reliability

Last verified: 4 September 2026

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II. Documented background

Documented biographical or institutional milestones (elections, appointments, foundings, acquisitions…). These are not controversies and are not counted as such.

2026
Traded to Blues, then contract bought out after just nine games in St. Louis
On 6 March 2026, the Islanders sent Drouin to the Blues in the trade that brought Brayden Schenn to New York. Drouin played just nine games for St. Louis, collecting three points, before being placed on waivers on 30 June for the purpose of buying out the final year of his contract.
Sources · 3
1. St. Louis Blues — Schenn traded to Islanders for 2 picks, 2 players
2. St. Louis Blues — Blues make qualifying offers to 2 RFAs
3. Yahoo Sports — Jonathan Drouin, now with Blues, says he enjoyed time with Islanders

III. Constellation of documented links

No documented link with another published profile for now.

Two profiles are linked when a documented controversy of one names the other. The link points to that controversy and its sources; it does not indicate a personal relationship.

IV. Has something changed?

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I. Documented controversies

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II. Documented background

Traded to Blues, then contract bought out after just nine games in St. Louis

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