Ice Hockey - Banana Gesture: 13 Games Lock for Ukrainian Professional

Ice hockey player Andrei Denyskin has been locked after a racist gesture in his home Ukraine for 13 games. The striker of the Club HK Kremschuk had insulted the black American Jalen Smereck from HC Donbass on the ice.

In the second third of the game between the two teams, Denyskin had first called something in the direction of his counterpart. Then he did as if he were peeling a banana and then eating. The referees sent the 23-year-old from the ice.

Any discrimination due to race, nationality, skin color, religion or other reasons is unacceptable, said the Disciplinary Commission of the League (UHL).

Luc Tardif, New President of the World Association, said, The IIHF condemns the behavior of Andrei Denyskin on the sharpest. For such openly racist and unsportsible gesture is not a seat in our sport and society.

Denyskin apologized after the incident at Instagram, he respects all people regardless of race and nationality . Due to the disqualification, it was automatically locked for three games, the insult took ten more.

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