The League of Enthusiasts in hockey (EHL) has disqualified four individuals for participating in a mass brawl, including two coaches, until the end of the season. Several other participants received disqualifications for one or more games, according to the decision of the extraordinary meeting of the EHL Disciplinary Committee, LETA reports.
Until the end of the season, the coach of the "Priedejne" team, Marek Jass, and the coach of the Kekava "Clappers," Matis Rybninski, as well as players from these teams — Igor Andreyev and Emil Tumshais — have been suspended. After serving their punishment, any new disciplinary violation by Andreyev and Tumshais will result in a lifetime disqualification from the EHL.
From the players of "Priedejne," the following have been disqualified: Erik Martynov — for 7 games, Vladislav Ivenkov — for 6, Vladislav Belai — for 5, Denis Benke — for 3, Vladimir Lovchiy and Pavel Mileika — for 2, Vitaliy Zakhar — for 1 game. No violations warranting disqualification were found in the actions of Karlis Streļkovs, Alexander Malyshev, and Sergey Bashak.
In the Kekava team, the following have been disqualified: Niklav Romanovski — for 3 games, Emil Dan Briedis — for 2, Trevor Scotti and Artyom Lanko — for 1 game. The actions of Martins Zukurs and Kalvis Druseikis were not recognized as violations.
Earlier, LETA reported that on Friday, in a match of group E6 of the League of Enthusiasts in hockey, the Kekava team defeated "Priedejne" with a score of 6:0.
About four minutes before the end of regulation time, a mass brawl broke out between the teams, involving the coaches as well. The brawl ended with bloodstains on the ice, and several players required medical assistance.
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