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Posted By TheNewsCommenter: From Rt.com: “‘Ashamed’ hockey player cops long ban for racism”. Below is an excerpt from the article.
An American Hockey League (AHL) player has spoken of his shame and pledged to take education sessions after being banned for 30 matches over a racist incident during a match which the opponent it was aimed at has called saddening.
San Jose Barracuda forward Krystof Hrabik was immediately removed from team activities after being accused of aiming a 'monkey' insult at Boko Imama during his side's 4-3 win over Imama's Tucson Roadrunners on January 12.
Imama, who also suffered racism in an incident that earned one of his opponents a five-game ban in 2020, said he had been "dealing with situations like this my entire life".
[email protected] has announced a 30-game suspension for San Jose player Krystof Hrabik for using a racist gesture towards Tucson’s Boko Imama, who is Black.Imama was also the subject of a racist gesture from AHL player Brandon Manning in a January 2020 game. pic.twitter.com/5CN4oHPv2A
“I am ashamed of today’s events and embarrassed by the actions that led to my suspension," said the 22-year-old.
.@TheAHL has announced a 30-game suspension for San Jose player Krystof Hrabik for using a racist gesture towards Tucson’s Boko Imama, who is Black.Imama was also the subject of a racist gesture from AHL player Brandon Manning in a January 2020 game. pic.twitter.com/5CN4oHPv2A
— THE SHIFT (@theshift_sports) January 21, 2022
Statement from Boko Imama (@bokojr), who was the subject of Hrabik's racist gesture: https://t.co/azru30RlEe
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) January 22, 2022
Hrabik's gesture appeared to be mimicking an ape, I'm told.
— Curtis Pashelka (@CurtisPashelka) January 21, 2022
Statement from Krystof Hrabik, who was suspended by #AHL today for 30 games for a racist gesture: pic.twitter.com/O3hA3CaOK4
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) January 22, 2022
Statement from the San Jose Barracuda and San Jose Sharks Organizations pic.twitter.com/0lYaLuDbUl
— San Jose Barracuda (@sjbarracuda) January 21, 2022
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