Ukranian hockey and an UGLY incident

[MikeK]

The action itself is disgusting. Make no mistake. But I want to know why it's so hard for leagues to take a stance against racisms. Boot this scum out of the league. What more do they need? He made a legitimate racist gesture while caught on camera.

I'm sick of hearing that same excuse over and over again about "emotions got the better of me". All leagues need to stand up against racism and boot it the hell out. Regardless of who it is. This player should be gone from all professional levels of hockey.

 

[BackToTheBasics]

Says the guy thats been suspended multilple times for actually putting others careers at risk.

What does him being suspended for a hockey play have to do with his criticism of the UHL putting money above a person being discriminated against?

 

[Chrisinroch]

We live in a world where people are raped and murdered by the hour (or maybe minute) and people trying to act shocked and appalled that someone could say or mime something stupid like it's unfathomable.

“people get murdered every day so we shouldn’t fight racism” is *chef’s kiss*

 

[GagneHanson12]

The punishment is a joke

Just for reference, it is the max punishment available under the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine (FHU) rulebook. Whether its the max is too lenient or not is another issue (my opinion is it is too lenient but either way), but that's where the 3+10 comes from. Also, average salary in Ukraine is (well, it differs from source to source) 15,000-22,000 UAH, so this is 3 games, plus 2+ months average salary. Salary in the UHL isn't really available, but I don't suspect there is that much more money than the average salary in at 2nd/3rd biggest team of the UHL.

 

[MXD]

Just for reference, it is the max punishment available under the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine (FHU) rulebook. Whether its the max is too lenient or not is another issue (my opinion is it is too lenient but either way), but that's where the 3+10 comes from. Also, average salary in Ukraine is (well, it differs from source to source) 15,000-22,000 UAH, so this is 3 games, plus 2+ months average salary. Salary in the UHL isn't really available, but I don't suspect there is that much more money than the average salary in at 2nd/3rd biggest team of the UHL.

Hence why the IIHF should get involved.

 

[Mogo]

People dont seem to understand this is Ukraine. Zero f***s given. I'm surprised he got a suspension at all

 

[Melrose Munch]

Says the guy thats been suspended multilple times for actually putting others careers at risk.

What does this have to do with anything.

 

[ckg927]

Lets cancel this player.

He's getting cancelled. One way...or the other. It's only a matter of time.

And since the UHL...and MAYBE the IIHF...won't do a damned thing, the players will have to do the job. And that's the sad thing.

 

[Chrisinroch]

FINALLY, some strong punishment! The Ukrainian league has fired…..<checks notes>…. the GM who criticized the racist gesture, stood with the player and criticized the 3-game ban and fine as being ridiculously light.

 

[ThorTilen]

Didn't Akim Alui once try to file a racial complaint against the Calgary Flames because they didn't want to hear that garbage rap music he wanted to play in the locker room?

 

[SemireliableSource]

Player complains about a coach using the N-word but you're going to allege it was solely because the player played "garbage" rap music. Oof, you might want to think a little more next time. Or maybe you knew what you were doing but didn't care.

 

[Mike Jones]

I noticed that Anton Yatsyshin retired from the Calgary Hitmen at the age of 18.

Does anybody know if this has anything to do with Ukraine's military 18-60 age range and what's happening there?

Just wondering.

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

Smereck went on to play for Bietigheim in the German DEL for the rest of last season.

He put up some fairly strong numbers for a bottom-feeder in the league, but also took a lot of penalties.

Although he was the team's highest scoring defenseman, they did not re-sign him this summer.

Eliteprospects is not reporting a current destination for him for this season.

 

[limkangyoung]

Why is it so difficult for some people not to be racist?

Such are the rules of the game in these countries... 0_о