'Enough is Enough!' Montreal-born AHL forward Boko Imama calls out racism after being mocked
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The American Hockey League has suspended San Jose Barracuda forward Krystof Hrabik 30 games for making a "racial gesture" at Tucson Roadrunners left-wing Boko Imama during a game last week.
The league said in a release that Hrabik made the gesture at Imama, who is Black, during Tucson's 4-3 win over San Jose on Jan. 12.
Tuscon is the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Arizona Coyotes.
Imama, born in Montreal to parents who immigrated from the Democratic Republic of Congo, posted a message on his Twitter account calling out abuse that he's suffered while playing the sport.
"I've been dealing with situations like this my entire life," he wrote. "As a person of colour playing youth hockey, through Junior and now twice as a professional, this keeps happening to me over and over again."
