NEW: NHL Suspends Sharks’ Evander Kane for 21 Games for Submitting Fake Covid Vaccine Card
Evander Kane, one of the NHL’s few black players has been suspended for 21 games for submitting a fake Covid vaccine card, according to Sportsnet.
A decision that will cost him about $1.68 million in pay.
“San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane has been suspended for 21 regular-season games without pay, for an established violation of, and lack of compliance with, the NHL/NHLPA Covid-19 Protocol. Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the forfeited pay goes to the Player’s Emergency Assistance Fund,” the NHL said in a statement.
The NHL also announced Monday that a separate investigation into allegations of domestic abuse against Kane by his estranged wife could not be substantiated.
