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After his rough dropout, Canada’s Joe Veleno has to say goodbye to the team. A ban is imposed on him.
The assault on Nino Niederreiter has consequences for Canada’s Joe Veleno: The 23-year-old striker is banned for 5 games by the Disciplinary Committee of the International Ice Hockey Federation. In the group game against the Swiss national team, Veleno got away scot-free with a brutal kick to Niederreiter’s shin just before half-time.
He then dropped theatrically in the slot after another rencontre. It only had a penalty against Niederreiter, whereupon the Canadians took the lead. After all: Switzerland won the game 3:2.
Due to the suspension, Detroit player Veleno will miss both of the remaining group games (against Norway and the Czech Republic), the quarter-finals and possibly the semi-finals, final or bronze medal match.
Swiss Ice Hockey welcomes the decision
Fortunately, Niederreiter was uninjured, but was shocked after the unsportsmanlike action: “Such things simply do not belong in our sport. I’m sure he went in there with the intention of breaking my ankle, and that just can’t be done.”
A little later, the Swiss Ice Hockey Association announced that it agreed with the penalty. “We appreciate this decision very much and see it as a positive sign of fairness in sport,” sports director Lars Weibel is quoted as saying. “Such behavior is absolutely intolerable.”
SRF two, sportlive, 05/20/23, 3:00 p.m.; Yes W
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