
Canada's Jacob Panetta suspended by ECHL, cut from team for apparent racist gesture
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- Category: World News
- Published Sunday, January 23, 2022
- CBC News

The ECHL acted swiftly Sunday, suspending Jacksonville Icemen defenceman Jacob Panetta indefinitely, pending a hearing, for an apparent racial gesture toward fellow Canadian Jordan Subban of the South Carolina Stingrays during Saturday night's game.
Video of the incident 23 seconds into overtime in the Florida city shows Panetta, from Belleville, Ont.