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Comments about the 51st state: Panthers owner suspended by the NHL
Charles-Alexis Brisebois
Comments about the 51st state: Panthers owner suspended by the NHL
Credit: The NHL may have a hard time suspending guys on the ice in the playoffs, but it’s capable of handing out suspensions nonetheless. Yesterday, we talked about how a minority shareholder of the club (Doug Cifu) had completely lost it, yet again, on X. He insulted a Maple Leafs fan by talking about the 51st […]
The NHL may have a hard time suspending guys on the ice in the playoffs, but it’s capable of handing out suspensions nonetheless.

Yesterday, we talked about how a minority shareholder of the club (Doug Cifu) had completely lost it, yet again, on X. He insulted a Maple Leafs fan by talking about the 51st state and anti-Semitic comments.

It wasn’t classy.

But let’s just say that the NHL didn’t exactly appreciate the “initiative” of the Panthers’ shareholder. After all, he really made his club, and the league, look bad in all this.

And so the NHL acted, to protect its image.

Until further notice, Cifu has been suspended indefinitely by the league. He will not be allowed to be involved with his team, nor with the NHL. He will also have to meet the commissioner in person to explain his actions.

The Toronto Star reports.

As we said yesterday, this isn’t the first time he’s tweeted enormities. But now, just as it’s gaining momentum on social networks, the NHL is turning its nose up at the issue.

That’s good, isn’t it?

I don’t know how far Cifu will learn his lesson, but at least, until further notice, his Twitter account has been deactivated. It’s harder to post stuff when you don’t have an account.

To be continued.


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