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Flames prospect Martin Pospisil receives 12 game USHL suspension

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2018 Flames draft pick and noted hothead Martin Pospisil made minor waves in the larger world of hockey news when he was caught on video attempting to jump the boards and have, at the very least, a less-than-amicable discussion with an opposing fan. Today, the hammer has fallen, and Pospisil has received one of the harshest penalties in USHL history, a 12 game suspension.

Sioux City's Martin Pospisil suspended 12 games for a combination of spearing, abuse of officials, and an altercation he was involved in with a fan at Omaha last Friday. He'll be back for the playoffs, but this is still the longest suspension I have seen in my 3 years in the U

— Scott Bradford (@ScottPBradford) February 14, 2019

Pospisil’s infractions was documented in this week’s prospect update.