Former Leafs Goalie Goes Viral After Throwing a Water Bottle at a Referee
Former Leafs goaltender Kasimir Kaskisuo has gone viral for an impressive long-distance water bottle throw at a referee. His wife has publicized the hilarious event.
Kaskisuo Goes Viral
Kasimir Kaskisuo, who played in two NHL games, one for the Maple Leafs, and one for the Nashville Predators, is now a member of Leksands of the SHL.
The Finnish netminder spent a long time in North America before opting to hed home for the 2021-22 season. He immediately found success with Leksands, and is now the club's 1B option in net.
In a game against HV71, Kaskisuo had a disagreement with a referee, and decided to launch his water bottle at him!
The SHL opted to suspend him five games for his actions:
All forms of improper body contact against a referee or other official must be punished with game misconduct on the ice (Rule 40.1) and reported to the disciplinary committee. The footage shows that Kasimir Kaskisuo picks up his water bottle after the final whistle and throws it at the referee, who is some distance away with his back to Kasimir Kaskisuo.
The bottle hits the referee's head. Kaskisuo shall be punished for physical abuse of officials and shall lead to a suspension in accordance with the decision above. Kaskisuo must also pay a fine in the amount stated in the decision.
Kaskisuo then made his own comments, explaining his actions:
After an obvious too many men on the ice and/or offside in the same situation, I let in a poor goal in an important loss, and my emotions and frustration took over.
As an athlete on the highest level, I should handle these things in another way. In this case I didn't and for that I'm very sorry and feel embarrassed about it. I apologize to the referee, my teammates, the organization, and the fans.
His wife, social media influencer Whitney Skoog, decided to post a TikTok video condemning her husband's actions, and jokingly asking if people could donate to pay for his actions!
Kaskisuo then hilariously commented "no shopping for a few months honey"
At least everybody is in good spirits now. See you in five games, Kasimir!
Source: HockeyLatest
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