The police arrested Yegor Romanov during the break.
Belarusian ice hockey player Yegor Romanov20, has been arrested in the United States during the match, The Tribune-Democrat reported the Russian of the Championat site by.
Romanov plays in the NAHL league, which is one of the toughest junior leagues in the United States.
The police arrested the young defender during the first halftime of the match. An arrest warrant had already been issued for him two years ago.
Romanov was guilty of aggravated assault at the time, which he committed using a vehicle.
At the time of the crime, the Belarusian was playing in the Esmark Stars junior team in Pittsburgh. The arrest warrant was filed in the town of New Kensington, near Pittsburgh.
Romanov has played four games this season for the NAHL’s New Hampshire Mountain Kings without scoring.