Dale Purinton

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Dale Purinton (born on 11 October 1976, in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an ice hockey player currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).

  • Position: Defence
  • Shoots: Left
  • Height: 6'2"
  • Weight: 229 lb

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[edit] Playing career

Enforcer Dale Purinton was drafted in the 5th round, 117th overall, by the New York Rangers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He spent the early part of his career in the WHL, ECHL, and AHL before making the NHL for one game in the 1999–00 season. In the one game he didn't get any points, but he did manage to get seven penalty minutes. The next season, 2000–01, saw him play 42 games with the Rangers.

[edit] Suspensions

Dale Purinton is an enforcer who is not known for his goal scoring abilities. His 4 goals and 578 penalty minutes in 181 games will attest to that.

This is a list of suspensions that he has received:

  • 8th of April 2008,

The AHL suspended Purinton three (3) games for his actions during an April 4th game in Hamilton.

  • 27th of March 2008,

The AHL suspended Purinton three (3) games for his actions during a game on March 26. The three-game suspension was automatic after Purinton received his fifth game misconduct in the general category this season.

  • 20th of March 2008,
The AHL suspended Purinton one (1) game for his actions during pre-game warms ups prior to an AHL game against Grand Rapids.
  • 15th of March 2008,
The AHL suspended Purinton for 2 games for accumulating 4 misconducts in one season. His latest came in the first period of a game against the Grand Rapids Griffins in which he kneed right winger Jamie Tardif.
  • 19th of February 2008,
The AHL suspended Purinton for four (4) games for his actions in a game against Hamilton.
  • 19th of October 2007,
The AHL suspended Purinton for 25 games for punching Stars' forward Marius Holtet in the head from behind with a gloved fist after the completion of play during a game between Lake Erie and Iowa.
  • 26th of April 2006
The AHL suspended him for 1 game for instigation a fight during the last 5 minutes of a game.
  • 1st of October, 2005
On the 4th of October the NHL handed out a 10-game suspension for an attempt to eye-gouge Colton Orr in a pre-season game.
  • 2004–05 season in the ECHL
suspended by the ECHL on December 10th for 6 games for elbowing a player into the head during the game vs Bakersfield on December 7th.
Later in the season the ECHL suspended him for 3 games for his refusal to stop fighting and pulling the hair of a player. As a result, the Salmon Kings released him. He only played 25 games that season and racked up 192 penalty minutes.
  • February, 2002
The NHL handed out a 3-game suspension for a sucker-punch to Jason Blake of the New York Islanders.
  • October, 2001
The NHL handed out a 7-game suspension for a cross-check to the head of Stephen Peat of the Washington Capitals.
  • September, 2001
The NHL handed out a 4-game suspension for beating up goaltender Garth Snow in an NHL pre-season game.
  • 1999
Purinton suspended by the AHL for 3 games during the 1998–1999 season.

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