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Player/Member USA Hockey or affilates 1972-2006
Frank Seravalli: “The Lightning defenseman Ian Cole met with the NHL’s chief of security officer Jarrod Maples on Wednesday in New York City. That wasn’t necessarily a hearing, moreso an interview. A chance for the NHL to ask questions. He was represented by his own legal team and counsel as well as the Tampa Bay Lightning and NHL Players’ Association in that meeting. Basically where it stands now is the PA, the Cole camp and Lightning are waiting for the NHL — if they have anything — to bring something forward to corroborate what was an anonymous social media post that came from an account that was newly created with some serious and damaging allegations. The thing is the timeline is important here and this is what the NHLPA is pushing: that if there is nothing new, if there’s no corroboration, no one that comes forward relating to that account, then Cole needs to get back on the ice with the Tampa Bay Lightning — the suspension can’t drag on forever. I do think there’s a possibility if there’s nothing new that comes forward, that Cole is back on the ice sooner rather than later, perhaps in the next few days.
Link: Ice Breakers: The latest on Ian Cole's suspension by Tampa Bay Lightning - Daily Faceoff
Link: Ice Breakers: The latest on Ian Cole's suspension by Tampa Bay Lightning - Daily Faceoff