- Jonathan Diaby left ice during second period due to racial abuse
- Video footage shows fans hurling abuse at Diaby in penalty box
- Diaby’s father and girlfriend were harassed by fans in the stands
A Canadian semi-pro hockey league has apologized to a black player who left the ice in the middle of a game because he and his family in the stands were subjected to racist abuse from spectators.
Jonathan Diaby, a 24-year-old defenseman for Marquis de Jonquière of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH), an independent league based in Quebec, said the abuse began after he received a penalty during the first period of Saturday’s game against Pétroliers du Nord in Saint-Jérôme, about 60km northwest of Montreal.
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