HIFK’s best scorer and Jori Lehterä, third in the hockey league score, is on the side of the HIFK-JYP match on Friday.
The Disciplinary Delegation of the Ice Hockey League has given HIFK To Jori Lehterä One match ban from kicking aces Eemil Erholtzin on.
In the Aces-HIFK match played on Wednesday, there was no punishment for the situation. In the overtime, Erholtz scored the reel with his hand, after which Lehterä kicked Erholtz on his foot.
Based on the video recordings, the disciplinary delegation considered that the fluctuations of the Lehterä foot were not a reaction movement for losing balance. In addition, the foot fluctuation was accompanied by a strong kick -off knee extension.
On the grounds mentioned above, the Disciplinary Unit saw that Lehterä kicked the opponent in the situation.
– In the kick, the skate did not hit the opponent, but only Lehterä’s knee hit the opponent, the discipline explained.
Read the full report of the SM League discipline from here.