NHL suspends Predators' Nichol for nine gamesSource: NHL.com 'Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and based on his average annual salary, Nichol forfeits $25,267.41. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.' Related posts: NHL suspends Predators center Nichol for nine games Sabres defenseman suspended for two games NHL Suspends Nichol for 9 Games Gilmour and Varada suspended by NHL Sabres C Briere handed two-game suspension