The KHL sports and disciplinary commission disqualified the Vityaz striker Ivan Savchik for a match for use of physical force against a referee, according to the league’s official website.
THURSDAY “Knight” On the road, he defeated Dynamo Minsk in the regular season match of the Fonbet KHL Championship – 2:1. In the third period of the match, Savchik cut the referee, after which the referee fell to the ice.
— Based on the documents presented, it was decided to leave the sanction imposed on Vityaz striker Ivan Savchik under paragraph 1.29 unchanged. Article 28 of the KHL disciplinary regulations (intentional use of physical force in any form against a referee), disqualified from a match and liable to a fine, the message states.
Savchik is 23 years old, this season the striker played 32 matches and scored 11 points (5+6) with a utility coefficient of -16.
Vityaz (26 points) occupies 10th place in the Western Conference standings.
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