Dubeau suspended for 5 games

Panthers netminder receives suspension

On Friday night in Dundee, Panthers Goaltender Alex Dubeau was assessed a Game Misconduct under Rule 40: Physical Abuse of Officials.

As the video shows, Stars forward Elijah Barriga puts the puck in the net, with the Referee signaling the goal. Dubeau, on his knees at this point, looking back at the goal net and Referee, gets to his feet and skates in the direction of the Referee and forcefully throws his stick against the glass in his vicinity. Dubeau then skates towards the referee, who has started skating away from the situation, and starts a verbal confrontation with the Referee, which quickly escalates into Dubeau using two hands to push the Referee in the back. This is Physical Abuse of Officials

RULE 40 Physical Abuse of Officials
40.1. GAME MISCONDUCT

Any Player who deliberately applies physical force in any manner against an official, where such actions were likely to cause injury to the latter, physically demeans, or deliberately applies physical force to an Official solely for the purpose of getting free of such an Official during or immediately following an altercation shall receive a Game Misconduct Penalty.

40.3. SUPPLEMENTARY DISCIPLINE – SUSPENSION – CATEGORY II
Any Player who deliberately applies physical force to an Official in any manner (excluding actions as set out in Category I), which physical force is applied without intent to injure, or who spits on an Official.

40.4. SUPPLEMENTARY DISCIPLINE – SUSPENSION – CATEGORY III
Any Player who, by their actions, physically demeans an official or physically threatens an official by (but not limited to) throwing a stick or any other piece of equipment or object at or in the general direction of an official, shooting the puck at or in the general direction of an official, spitting, smearing blood at or in the general direction of an official, or who deliberately applies physical force to an official solely for the purpose of getting free of such an official during or immediately following an altercation.

Key Points 

• Throwing a stick at or in the general direction of an official
• Deliberately applies physical force to an Official
• No History - Dubeau has neither been suspended nor fined during the 2022/23 EIHL season.

Effective immediately Nottingham Panthers #31 Alex Dubeau is fined and suspended for five games.

*The Panthers were informed at 09:18am that Debeau would be receiving a suspension and would be ineligible for selection.