South Carolina Stingrays defenceman Jordan Subban called attention to a racist gesture made to him during an East Coast Hockey League game on Saturday night against the Jacksonville Icemen.
ECHL suspends Jacob Panetta – Jordan Subban responds to Jacksonville Icemen:
The ECHL has indefinitely suspended Jacksonville Icemen defenseman Jacob Panetta, pending a hearing for what South Carolina Stingrays defenseman Jordan Subban said was a racist taunt Saturday night.
Jacob Panetta vs Jordan Subban Fight:
Jordan Subban says an opposing player made a racist gesture towards him in the ECHL game.
ECHL suspends Jacob Panetta indefinitely, pending hearing, for racist taunt at Jordan Subban.
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Jordan Subban responds to Jacksonville Icemen after alleged racist gesture:
More like @JPanetta12 was too much of a coward to fight me and as soon as I began to turn my back he started making monkey gestures at me so I punched him in the face multiple times and he turtled like the coward he is. There fixed it 👍🏾 https://t.co/JtPqpN9wwE
— Jordan Subban (@jordansubban) January 23, 2022
Jordan’s brother – New Jersey Devils defenceman P.K Tweeted:
Jordan’s brother – New Jersey Devils defenceman P.K. has shared a video on his Twitter account of the overtime fight and Panetta making the gesture as Jordan skated away with an official.
Twitter Users Responses:
We stand with Jordan Subban, the South Carolina Stingrays, the ECHL, and the hockey community to end racism in sports and in the belief that Hockey is for Everyone.#HockeyIsForEveryone https://t.co/eugllSLH3d
— Greenville Swamp Rabbits (@SwampRabbits) January 23, 2022
On Bonkondji Imma and Jordan Subban:
It is one thing to "stand with" a player and then there is another for leagues to indefinitely ban the racist offender. Anti-racism education should be mandatory for every player in every league.
I am horrified and unsurprised.— Shireen Ahmed (@_shireenahmed_) January 23, 2022
Clearly, 30-game suspensions aren’t deterring racism. The ECHL has to do better in dealing with this latest incident. Just a disgusting disgrace. Feel sick for Jordan Subban. Feel sick to see two incidents like this in just days. There should be zero tolerance.
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) January 23, 2022
