PLAYER SAFETY ANNOUNCES WEEK 26 SUSPENSIONS REPORT

The FPHL Department of Player Safety has announced the following fines/suspensions from Week 26



4/3/26


Baton Rouge Zydeco - Health Ford  SUSPENDED
Mr. Ford took exception with a shove from behind, away from the puck. He retaliated with a forceful, two-handed spear to his opponent's midsection. Mr. Ford is suspended for ONE (1) GAME

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4/4/26


Biloxi Breakers - Matt Stoia  SUSPENDED
Mr. Stoia engaged in a conversation with the linesman who, in my opinion was very calm and restrained in his actions. Mr. Stoia shoved his hands away, shoved him, chest bumped him and verbally threatened to assault him. This is not acceptable behavior and Mr. Stoia is suspended for THREE (3) GAMES


Dandury Hat Tricks - Dave MacIsaac  SUSPENDED
Port Huron Prowlers - Reggie Millette  SUSPENDED
After delivering a bodycheck and falling down, Mr. MacIsaac found himself beside Mr. Millette who he had been attempting to engage in a fight earlier in the game. Mr. Millette decided to crosscheck his opponent and initiate a fight. Both players ended up back on their feet. They both refused to stop fighting when ordered to do so and they resisted the linesmen who ended up taking several punches in the side of the head. They will both be suspended for TWO (2) GAMES for continuing an altercation and for resisting the linesmen.


Pee Dee IceCats Organization  FINED
The Pee Dee IceCats organization has been has been fined an undisclosed amount for lack of security during a fan initiated incident by the opposing team's penalty box area.  


Topeka Scarecrows - Robbie Nichols  HC FINED
Topeka Scarecrows - Trevor Lord  SUSPENDED
Baton Rouge Zydeco - Bailey Bilney-Morrisette  SUSPENDED
According to the officials report and available video, a melee occurred at center ice after the winning goal. Topeka Head Coach, Robbie Nichols was deemed to be guilty of inciting the opposing players. His player #16 Trevor Lord led the charge to center ice and was given a misconduct and immediately ordered to the dressing room. He refused to leave the ice and there is a embarrassing video of him defying the linesman who was attempting to get him off the ice. According to the officials, Mr. Morrisette feigned swinging his stick like a baseball bat at an opponent and was ejected for Unsportsmanlike conduct.


Athens Rock Lobsters - Malik Johnson  SUSPENDED
Athens Rock Lobsters - Philip Virgili  SUSPENDED
Athens Rock Lobsters - Organization FINED
Indiana Sentinels - Romeo Torrain  SUSPENDED/FINED
Indiana Sentinels - Everett Thompson HC  FINED

This entire altercation looks bad and it happened for absolutely no reason except frustration after losing. The altercation started when Mr. Johnson jumped an unwilling and unsuspecting opponent and pulled him to the ice and began beating on him. He was the Aggressor and it happened in the final 5 minutes of play. Mr. Johnson is suspended ONE (1) GAME for being the Aggressor and ONE (1) GAME for doing it in the final 5 minutes. Mr. Virgili followed up Mr. Johnson's antics by doing the exact same thing just as things were settling down. Mr. Virgili will also be suspended for TWO (2) GAMES. The Athens Rock Lobsters organization has been fined an undisclosed amount due to their lack of control following the conclusion of the game.

Coach Thompson was on the ice and instead of controlling his players, decided to yell at his opponents and has been fined an undisclosed amount for his actions.  Mr. Torain can be seen on video, recklessly throwing a helmet into the spectator area and then following up this by delivering a lewd gesture twice to the fans behind the glass. Unfortunately for Mr. Torain, The FPHL Executive Board has mandated automatic suspensions for both of these specific acts.  For throwing the helmet over the glass, he is suspended for 4 games and fined and undisclosed amount. In addition, his coach, Mr. Thompson is now on probation for 1 year applying to this particular offense. For the lewd gesture, Mr. Torain is suspended for 2 games. 

Additional Supplementary Discipline: Mr. Torain received a SIX (6) GAME SUSPENSION for his actions post game on 4-4-2026. He received an automatic Four (4) Games for throwing equipment into the spectator area and an automatic Two (2) Games for making a lewd gesture at the fans twice. New media has surfaced that show Mr. Torain displaying additional lewd gestures at the entire arena roughly 15 secs after his initial lewd gestures. Because this all occurred on the same sequence, he will still remain a first-time offender but each separate act will incur an automatic TWO (2) GAME SUSPENSION. Therefore TWO (2) more games will be added to his suspension for a total of EIGHT (8) GAMES


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