New Jersey Devils defenseman P.K. Subban wants hockey world to 'focus on how we can change' after alleged racial taunt aimed at brother

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P.K. Subban expressed disappointment over the alleged racist taunting of his brother.

P.K. Subban was upset by a racist insult aimed at his brother during a minor league hockey game. The song is titled "1:34."

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P.K. Subban spoke on Sunday night about the incident in Florida in which his brother was the target of a racist insult.

Panetta was suspended by the East Coast Hockey League pending a hearing for making a racist comment to Subban. Panetta was released by the Icemen.

P.K. Subban spoke with reporters after the Los Angeles Kings defeated the New JerseyDevils. His postgame news conference featured his first comments in-person, but he had posted a series of social media messages earlier in the day.

He said that he didn't sleep much when he heard about the victory over the Hurricanes. "Disappointing." It's not nice. There is no room for it in our game. Our game is better than this.

South Carolina's Andrew Cherniwchan collided with Jacksonville's Justin Kapelmaster in overtime, sparking a skirmish between the teams. Jordan Subban said he tried to fight Panetta. Panetta allegedly taunting him.

Jordan Subban said that he punched him in the face multiple times after he made monkey gestures at him.

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Rob Concannon, president of the Stingrays, said in a statement that his organization was "appalled" by the incident.

The game was won on a power-play goal. The New York Rangers have an affiliation with the Icemen. The Washington Capitals have an affiliation with the Stingrays.

Concannon said that their organization stood in support of their friend and teammate, Jordan, as well as all other players who continue to deal with racism and discrimination. This behavior has to stop.

P.K. Subban agreed. The veteran defenseman called for change after playing 22 minutes in the home loss.

He wants people to focus on how we can change it and make it better, so the next kid doesn't have to go through this.

P.K. Subban said he had a conversation with his family about Malcolm Subban.

The great people and the great things in our game are what he thinks about. The unfortunate thing is not just the incident. The unfortunate thing is how many kids deal with this every day.

The Subbans played the game in Toronto. P.K. is 32 years old, Malcolm is 28 and Jordan is 26.

P.K. Subban said that they don't need pity from anyone. I didn't need it when I was 5 years old, I didn't need it when I was 10 years old, and my brothers didn't need it.

We don't need anyone's pity. When we were young, no one felt sorry for us. We don't expect anyone to feel bad, and we don't expect anyone to understand that it's not Black. You're not going to understand this if you're not Black.

"Racism has no place in this world and no place in the game we love," Panetta said in a video posted on Sunday. Panetta said he told Jordan Subban, "You're only tough when the refs get involved," and then made a tough-guy gesture toward him.

He said that his actions toward Jordan were not intended as a racial gesture. When we were sent to the dressing room during the game, I tried to convey to Jordan that it was a racial gesture.

I see now that Jordan and others viewed it as a racial gesture, and that my actions have caused a lot of anger. I apologize for the pain and suffering that my actions have caused Jordan, his family and everyone who has been hurt by this, and I want to assure everyone that my actions were not racially motivated.

One day after the American Hockey League suspended San Jose Barracuda forward Krystof Hrabik for 30 games for making a racist gesture, another incident occurred. The monkey mimicked the movements of Imama, who is black.

P.K. Subban is a co-chair of the NHL's Player Inclusion Committee and he can reduce his suspension by taking part in training with Hrabik. After missing 21 games, he can apply to the American Hockey League for his return, but a decision will be based on an evaluation of his progress in the necessary education and training.

Racist tauntings in professional hockey continue. Deniskin pantomimed peeling and eating a banana toward a black person. Deniskin was suspended for 13 games.

There have been two racial gestures in the second and third highest leagues in North America in the first month of the new year. Think about how many young kids we don't know about, because the game isn't being recorded.

That thought was added by P.K. Subban.

This is life for us. "This is life for us, and that's sad," he said. This is life for people who look like me, who have gone through the game of hockey. It's part of the history, whether we like it or not.

The report was contributed to by the Associated Press.