A participant within the New York Islanders group slammed a referee into the boards in a current recreation, incomes a suspension for “bodily abuse of an official” that can carry into subsequent season, it was announced on Wednesday.
Bridgeport Islanders minor leaguer Adam Beckman will miss the final 5 video games of the American Hockey League season, plus 5 extra subsequent season, for the April 5 incident, in line with the league’s web site.
Within the viral replay of the stunning act, Beckman skated towards the backward-skating official and shoved him into the wall throughout a recreation in opposition to the Charlotte Checkers. The official crumpled to the ice.
