Halifax Moosehead Forward Zachary L’Heureux Has been suspended again by the QMJHL after the post-game incident last week.
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League said in a Wednesday release that L’Heureux — a Nashville Predators prospect — from Gatineau, Que. Will be ejected for 10 games after “an incident involving a fan” was caught on video.
Journalist Yannick Saint-Denis posted a recording on Twitter that purportedly shows L’Heureux directing his stick towards the fans after losing the game at Gatineau Olympique in a shootout on 8 February. Was.
“As shown in new video footage obtained by the league, the player’s gesture that occurred after the game cannot be tolerated by the QMJHL,” a league statement said Wednesday afternoon. “Furthermore, since the player has been suspended on several occasions, he is considered a repeat offender.”
It was L’Heureux’s ninth suspension in the QMJHL, and his highest ever. The Montreal native has now been suspended for a total of 37 games since joining the league as a 16-year-old in the 2019-20 season.
This is his second suspension this season. He also served a three-game ban this year after a staged fight against the Cape Breton Eagles.
He was given an indefinite suspension following the incident and missed the final two road games of the Mooseheads’ trip through Quebec the previous week. He is eligible to return to the Halifax lineup on March 9 against the AKD-Bathurst Titan.
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