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Curtis Pashelka

San Jose Barracuda forward suspended 30 games for racist gesture

San Jose Barracuda forward Krystof Hrabik was suspended for 30 games by the American Hockey League on Friday for a racist gesture he directed at Boko Imama of the Tucson Roadrunners during a Jan. 12 game between the two teams at SAP Center.

Hrabik appeared to be mimicking an ape toward Imama, who is Black.

An AHL spokesman said the league was made aware of the gesture in the on-ice officials' report after Jan. 12 game at SAP Center. Hrabik was suspended for the Barracuda's past three games pending a review, which concluded Thursday.

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