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Racism in hockey: Players must take responsibility, says PK Subban
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Racism in hockey: Players must take responsibility, says PK Subban

New Jersey Devils defenseman PK Subban is shaken and disappointed that his brother Jordan was the target of a racist act, and says those responsible for this deplorable behavior must be held to account immediately and not get away with it without anyone saying anything. • Read also: Racism still pervasive in the world of hockey • Read also: Racist gesture against Jordan Subban: Jacob Panetta suspended indefinitely The story was widely publicized over the weekend, a few days after Quebecer Bokondji Imama was the victim of similar behavior during an American Hockey League game. This time, Jordan Subban of the South Carolina Stingrays had to deal with the actions of Jacob Panetta of the Jacksonville Icemen in an ECHL matchup. The culprit was fired by his team and...
ECHL |  Jordan Subban is in turn the victim of a racist gesture
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ECHL | Jordan Subban is in turn the victim of a racist gesture

Désolé, votre navigateur ne supporte pas les videos Après un incident raciste à l’endroit du Québécois Bokondji Imama dans la Ligue américaine de hockey le 12 janvier dernier, c’est au tour de Jordan Subban d’être victime d’insultes en raison de la couleur de sa peau. Publié à 12h20 Mis à jour à 12h35 Nicholas Richard La Presse Les gestes ont eu lieu samedi, lors d’une partie entre les Sti...
ECHL |  Jordan Subban victim of a seemingly racist gesture
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ECHL | Jordan Subban victim of a seemingly racist gesture

After a racist incident against Quebecer Bokondji Imama in the American Hockey League on January 12, it is Jordan Subban's turn to be the victim of an alleged racist gesture because of the color of his skin. Posted at 12:20 p.m. Updated at 7:45 p.m. The incident took place Saturday, during a game between the South Carolina Stingrays and the Jacksonville Icemen, in the ECHL. After an altercation in the corner of the rink, Icemen defenseman Jacob Panetta taunted the younger Subban brothers by mimicking what looks like a monkey. Obviously, it was enough for...
Racist gesture against Jordan Subban: Jacob Panetta suspended indefinitely
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Racist gesture against Jordan Subban: Jacob Panetta suspended indefinitely

The hockey world was once again shaken by a racist gesture on Saturday, the day after an exemplary suspension imposed by the American Hockey League. This time, the incident happened in L'ECHL and Jordan Subban was the victim. • Read also: Jordan Subban targeted by a racist gesture It's Jacob Panetta who finds himself in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. In overtime, the Jacksonville Icemen player mimed a monkey after an altercation. PK Subban's brother was quick to pounce on Panetta to land a few blows. Panetta was expelled from the game with no less than 27 penalty minutes. On Sunday, the circuit suspended him indefinitely. He will have to explain his actions before a decision on his fate is made, but the Icemen did not wait: they released the player in...
Jordan Subban targeted by a racist gesture
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Jordan Subban targeted by a racist gesture

Defender Jordan Subban said on Saturday that he was targeted by a racist gesture from a Jacksonville Icemen player during an evening game in the ECHL. • Read also: Racism: “Enough is enough” – Bokondji Imama • Read also: Thirty-game suspension for a racist act The overtime period of this meeting between the Icemen and the South Carolina Stingrays started with fights. On Twitter, the brother of PK Subban wanted to set the record straight, he who says he was targeted by the rear Jacob Panetta. “Panetta was too cowardly to fight me and as soon as my back was turned he started making monkey gestures so I punched him in the face a few times and he retracted like the coward he is,” Subban tweeted. More lik...