Hockey
Neftekhimik hockey player Shafigullin faces a disqualification of up to 10 matches for using force against a referee
Forward of Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik Bulat Shafigullin may be disqualified for 10 matches of the Fonbet KHL Championship for using force against a referee in a game against Omsk Avangard.
The meeting in Nizhnekamsk ended with a score of 3:0 in favor of the guests. In the second period, 25-year-old Shafigullin hit the referee in the face during a brawl, for which he received a disciplinary fine for the rest of the match.
According to the KHL disciplinary regulations, for using force against a referee, a hockey player can be disqualified for up to 10 matches and fined from 100 to 500 thousand rubles.
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Source: Sportbox
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