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Four games suspension for Znojmo Headcoach

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HC Orli Znojmo Headcoach Miroslav Frycer was suspended by DOPS because of the incident at the game against the EC Panaceo VSV on december the 18th.

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Head Coach Miroslav Frycer of HC Orli Znojmo, time 49:22 was involved in an incident that is deemed non-sportsmanlike conduct. According to the Arbitrator and having considered the video evidence and game official reports and in consolation with the EBEL Senate, head coach Miroslav Frycer of HC Orli Znojmo, will receive supplementary discipline under the EBEL Disciplinary Code - “damage to sporting integrity" and "attack of Referees".

On December 18th, in Znojmo an incident occurred involving HC Orli Znojmo head coach Miroslav Frycer. As per the EBEL Disciplinary Regulations, all persons are bound by the EBEL Disciplinary Regulations and shall respect the laws of the game, as well as the EBEL Law and comply with the principles of loyalty, integrity and sportsmanship. The Coach is a person of presence and the leader of the team. A Coach has and must be responsible for his actions at all times.

Considering Miroslav Frycer body language at the stoppage at 49:22 was deemed aggressive, it set the stage for what followed. After a verbal confrontation with a game official, Miroslav Frycer walked to the back of his bench, grabbed a water bottle and threw it, with force, in the direction of the game official. For the water bottle throwing incident, Miroslav Frycer was assessed a game misconduct.

Instead of leaving the area of the players bench, Miroslav Frycer made a conscious choice to enter the ice sheet to further display insulting and threatening behavior. The actions of Miroslav Frycer as a coach is deemed a calculated risk that back fired. It is felt Miroslav Frycer displayed the actions for the purpose of gaining some form of tactic.

What did occur was a series of incidents from the fans throwing debris on the ice, to fans waiting off-ice to threaten the game officials, to a game officials car receiving significant physical damage. The actions of
Miroslav Frycer complemented a complete break down of sporting integrity. In addition, Miroslav Frycer has previously received supplementary discipline during the EBEL 2018/19 Season for 'non-sportsmanlike conduct in general on and off the ice'.

Effective immediately, Miroslav Frycer of HC Orli Znojmo is suspended for 4 games and fined 1000,00 Euros.

From the perspective of DOPS and according to the EBEL Penalty Catalog Ref Nr. 150 - damage to sporting integrity, Miroslav Frycer of HC Orli Znojmo is suspended for 4 games, effective immediately. According to the EBEL Penalty Catalog Ref Nr. 134 - attack on Referees, Miroslav Frycer of HC Orli Znojmo is fined 1,000.00 Euros.

Next game Miroslav Frycer of HC Orli Znojmois allowed to coach:
30.12.2018 spusu Vienna Capitals vs. HC Orli Znojmo

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