NHL disciplines Brind’Amour for bench meltdown!

Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour is no stranger to arguing with the National Hockey League’s officials, but he took things up a notch over the weekend.

So much so, that the NHL found it impossible not to punish him, announcing on Tuesday that the head coach has been fined $25,000 for inappropriate conduct during Sunday’s game against the Capitals.

On Sunday Brind’Amour and the Hurricanes were taking on the Washington Capitals and through 55 minutes of play this was a hotly contested game. Not only are these 2 teams divisional rivals, but they were actually competition for top spot in the division in this one, despite Carolina currently having 2 games in hand.

Tensions were high and tempers were running hot and that’s why when the league’s officials called a penalty with just over 4 minutes left in the game, Brind’Amour just lost it.

Here’s just a small snippet of Brind’Amour losing his cool on Sunday:

Brind’Amour’s tirade continued for what felt like several minutes and when the Capitals managed to find the back of the net, thanks in large part to the ensuing power play, Brind’Amour snapped all over again.

This all cost him $25,000. You’d have to ask him if it was all worth it.