HIFK will have to get along without its number one center.
Jori Lehterä received a ban on playing. Tomi Natri / AOP
HIFK’s number one star Jori Lehterä has received one match ban, SM League reports.
The situation that led to the game was on Wednesday night’s Finnish Championship in the match against Ace.
The gallery twisted in front of the paint aces Eemil Erholtzia with. Erholtz would whisk the reel from the air to the finish line. Lehterä rushed to prevent Erholtz’s goals, and the players’ feet hit each other.
The SM League Disciplinary Delegation has considered that Lehterä has kicked Erholtz.
– In the situation, Lehterä first pushes an opponent with a transverse club, after which his legs swings towards the opponent. According to video recordings, the disciplinary delegation considers that the fluctuations of the leaf foot is not a reaction movement to lose balance.
– In addition, the foot fluctuation is accompanied by a strong kick -off knee extension. On the grounds mentioned above, the disciplinary delegation considers that Lehterä kicks the opponent in the situation referred to in rule 49.1, the decision is justified.
Lehterä is on the sidelines for HIFK’s Friday home match against JYP. The star striker is allowed to return to the roster of the Helsinki team on Saturday, when the team will face Kiekko-Espoo in the guest rink.