LEAMINGTON, ON
With the trade war heating up things are getting testy, even at the rink. Last month a player was suspended for calling another player a Mennonite and now defenceman Brian Wiebe of Leamington has been suspended indefinitely for shouting “American” at a member of the Aylmer Hawks.
“Yeah well I just call it like I see it,” said Wiebe. “And that guy’s definitely an American. Plays like one anyway.”
The words were not taken too kindly by hockey authorities who are trying to cool things down before it gets out of control.
“We take this very seriously,” said Commissioner Richard Kehler. “We can’t have people shouting insults like that. I mean sure, he could barely skate and his puck handling is pathetic, but that doesn’t mean he needs to be called an American.”
Kehler is also asking fans not to boo the American anthem and instead pray for their souls.
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