Officers in Moscow acted after the stunning scenes on the weekend
An beginner participant has been “indefinitely banned” by the Moscow Ice Hockey Federation after he launched a vicious assault on a referee throughout a current match.
Infuriated by a penalty name in opposition to him, Nikolai Rizin was seen putting the referee together with his stick earlier than kicking him throughout a sport between ‘Leopards’ and ‘Revol Ice’ within the ‘Labor Reserves’ league within the Russian capital on Saturday.
The referee was left writhing in agony on the ice and the incident brought on the sport to be deserted earlier than police had been known as to the scene.
On Monday, Moscow hockey officers confirmed that ‘Leopards’ participant Rizin had been sanctioned by its disciplinary committee.
“In accordance with the outcomes of the assembly, it was determined to completely take away Nikolai Rizin from all competitions held by the Moscow Ice Hockey Federation,” learn a message shared by the TASS information company.
Moscow hockey officers additionally mentioned they might attraction to the Russian Hockey Federation to make sure that Rizin can be prevented from enjoying in all tournaments held beneath its auspices.
In accordance with TASS, Rizin had already been handed a ban for the same offense again in 2016, and had since performed beneath a false identify.
‘Leopards’ forfeited the sport on the Chkalov Area in Moscow on account of Rizin’s assault.
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