The National Hockey League (NHL) has suspended Florida Panthers minority owner Doug Cifu from any involvement with the team after a heated social media exchange.
In a series of now-deleted X posts, Cifu reportedly made comments about the Israel-Palestine conflict and referenced Canada becoming the 51st state.
“Cifu will have an in-person meeting with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman at a later date,” ESPN noted.
.@NHL suspends Panthers’ minority owner for calling Canada ’51st state’ on @X – https://t.co/nKCRwXMt6l –
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From The Palm Beach Post:
Douglas Cifu of Jupiter posted his comments to a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs about an hour after the Panthers defeated them May 11 in the Stanley Cup playoffs and two weeks
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