The NHL has actually put on hold Florida Panthers vice chairman and alternative guv Doug Cifu from any kind of participation with the group or the organization, doing so in reaction to unacceptable articles on Cifu’s now-shuttered social networks account.
Cifu, in articles on X, entered a back-and-forth with a Toronto follower on Sunday evening, the follower beginning the exchange by contrasting hits by Florida gamers in this continuous collection versus the Maple Leafs to the problem in between Israel and the Palestinians.
A blog post on Cifu’s account soon after, in reaction to the Toronto follower, described the follower a “51st state anti semite loser.” President Donald Trump has actually frequently stated in current months that he intends to see Canada contributed to the United States as the 51st state. That blog post was amongst those removed not long later, and the account has actually given that been put on hold.
“The NHL has concluded that Mr. Cifu’s X posts were unacceptable and inappropriate,” the organization stated in a declaration, initially reported byThe Toronto Sun “As a result, Mr. Cifu has been suspended indefinitely from any involvement with the Club and the NHL.”
Cifu– whose name is engraved on the Stanley Cup, component of the team that the Panthers consisted of because homage after winning their very first title in 2014– is chief executive officer of Virtu Financial, a firm he co-founded with Panthers proprietor, chairman and guv Vincent Viola in 2008.
Cifu will certainly have an in-person conference with commissioner Gary Bettman eventually.
“My behavior does not reflect the standards of the Florida Panthers organization and the Viola family,” Cifu stated in a declaration toFlorida Hockey Now “I sincerely apologize to all those affected by my comments. I am committed to working with the NHL to amend my actions.”
