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Kobasew fined for tripping incident

Kobasew fined for tripping incidentAvs' Chuck Kobasew fined for tripping incident.

Avalanche forward Chuck Kobasew has been fined $2,500 for tripping Vancouver defenseman Dan Hamhuis on Saturday.

The amount is the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement.

Kobasew tripped Hamhuis in the second period of the Avs' 3-2 shootout loss to the Canucks. Hamhuis was gathering the puck on an icing call when he was tripped. Kobasew was given a minor penalty.

-- by Denver Post --

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07/02/2012 - 09:30