San Jose Barracuda forward Krystof Hrabik has been suspended for 30 games for using a racial gesture, the American Hockey League announced on Friday.
Hrabik directed the racial gesture toward the Tucson Roadrunners' Boko Imama, who is Black, during Tucson's 4-3 win against San Jose on Jan. 12.
"The AHL stands with Boko Imama," AHL President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson said in a statement. "It is unfair that any player should be subjected to comments or gestures based on their race; they should be judged only on their ability to perform as a player on the ice, as a teammate in the locker room and as a member of their community.