A hockey player has been banned for life for a despicable act against a referee.
A player in the United States Premier Hockey League has been banned for life after hitting a referee during the middle of a game.
One of the players on the South Shore Kings got frustrated with the referee. As he was skating off the ice, he punched the ref.
Safe to say, I don’t think he liked what the ref said to him 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/zJUe61SMUT
— Justin (McLovin) (@tarpsoffmclovin) February 20, 2022
Yikes.
The league swiftly announced that the player has been banned for life.
“The action taken today by a USPHL player is completely unacceptable in the USPHL. The USPHL has zero tolerance for any player striking any official, at any time.”
Statement From USPHL Commissioner.
“The action taken today by a USPHL player is completely unacceptable in the USPHL. The USPHL has zero tolerance for any player striking any official, at any time. The player in question’s actions have led to a lifetime ban.
Continued: pic.twitter.com/FFhG4uYWMl— USPHL (@USPHL) February 20, 2022
The incident is also being investigated by local authorities.
“The incident is currently being investigated by local authorities and as such the USPHL will have no further comments at this time.”
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