Fife coach Coolen handed one game ban

Fife Flyers’ head coach Tom Coolen has been suspended for one game, fined and warned by ice hockey disciplinary chiefs.

The 69-year-old (pictured) received the ban after tape of Wednesday night’s Elite League clash between Nottingham Panthers and Flyers was reviewed.

The ban is effective immediately so Coolen from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a former assistant coach to the Polish national team, misses the club’s visit to Manchester Storm on Friday (19.30).

The Department of Player Safety issued a statement which read: “The Elite Ice Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety has automatically reviewed an incident involving Fife Flyers’ head coach Tom Coolen at 59min 49sec during Game 28, Nottingham Panthers v Fife Flyers on 25.10.2023.

“Effective immediately, Fife Flyers’ head coach Tom Coolen is fined and suspended for one game.” The size of the fine was not specified.

And there was a note at the bottom of the statement. It read: “Should any further incidents of this nature occur during the 2023/24 EIHL season, further sanctions will be imposed.”