The AHL has announced that Juuso Valimaki has been suspended for abusing an official. During a game against the Ontario Reign this weekend, Valimaki was involved in some pushing and shoving along the boards with a couple of other players. While the official was attempting to hold him back, Valimaki pushed him and was given a game misconduct. In the AHL, abusing an official carries an automatic three-game suspension. Here's the video. The shove occurs around the 40 second mark. It is hardly noticeable, but was apparently enough to get the league's attention.
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This was Valimaki's first game since January 9th when he suffered an injury in another game against Ontario.
Source: AHL
