TORONTO — Flint Firebirds head coach Paul Flache was given a five-game suspension by the Ontario Hockey League on Friday.
He was additionally assessed a $2,500 superb because of actions detrimental to each the participant security and welfare of the league in a recreation final Saturday at Brampton, the league stated.
Flache was given a recreation misconduct late within the first interval for making “inappropriate remarks” in the course of the course of a evaluate course of after Steelheads defenceman Stevie Leskovar was penalized for a examine to the pinnacle.
Flache, who has already served two video games of the ban, is eligible to return on Jan. 18 at Owen Sound.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Jan. 10, 2025.
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