The head coach “Philadelphia » Jean Tortorella received a two-game suspension for his behavior during the NHL regular season game against Tampa (0:7).
In the first period of the match, which took place on Saturday, with a score of 0:4 unfavorable to the Flyers, the coach attacked the referees with obscene criticism and was expelled for this until the end of the match. However, Tortorella refused to leave the bench and continued to argue with the referees. The specialist went to the locker room only a few minutes later.
The NHL has suspended Tortorella, who will now miss Philadelphia’s games against San Jose (March 12) and Toronto (March 14).
In addition to the disqualification, the 65-year-old specialist will pay a $50,000 fine, the funds will go to the NHL Foundation.
Source : MatchTV
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