A junior hockey player in Prince Edward Island who criticized officials on social media for their response to a racial slur aimed at his teammate has now been indefinitely suspended by the league.

Keegan Mitchell shared a letter he received Thursday from Hockey P.E.I. notifying him of the suspension for violating the leagueB次元官网网址檚 social media policy by publicly criticizing officials and Hockey P.E.I. and making reference to a player on the rival Kensington Vipers.

The letter sent by Mike Hammill, the chair of Hockey P.E.I.B次元官网网址檚 discipline and ethics committee, reads in part that the committee found Mitchell B次元官网网址渁 member not in good standing,B次元官网网址� which means he is suspended from all activities sanctioned by the governing body for hockey in the province.

Mitchell, 20, said that during a Dec. 17 Junior B league game, a player on the Vipers made an anti-Asian comment toward one of MitchellB次元官网网址檚 Sherwood Metros teammates. Mitchell said he was not comfortable revealing what was said by the other player.

Later in the game, Mitchell confronted the offending player, slashing him in the legs and earning a two-game suspension.

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Hockey P.E.I. did not respond to a request for comment Friday, but its executive director told CBC B次元官网网址 the Vipers player received a two-game suspension for the offensive comment.

In a Jan. 5 Facebook post, Mitchell criticized Hockey P.E.I.B次元官网网址檚 response to the incident and said the Vipers playerB次元官网网址檚 actions deserved a stiffer penalty.

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Mitchell said he now has the opportunity to appeal his suspension, adding that he also plans on remaining vocal about the incident.

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B次元官网网址� By Danielle Edwards, The Canadian Press