The punishment for Andrei Deniskin is predictably underwhelming and frankly, wrong. For miming a blatantly racist taunt at Black HC Donbass forward Jalen Smereck in a professional game in Ukraine over ...

A Black hockey player was on the receiving end of a racist gesture during the second period of a game in the Ukrainian Hockey League on Sunday. HC Kremenchuk forward Andrei Deniskin acted out the ...

HC Kremenchuk forward Andrei Deniskin was banned for 13 games for racist gestures he made at Jalen Smereck in a game Sunday, the Ukrainian Hockey League announced Wednesday. Deniskin must serve at ...

COLUMBUS, OH - MARCH 9: A general view of pucks on the ice before a game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 9, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by ...

Andrei Deniskin is facing disciplinary action from the Ukrainian Hockey League after footage showed him making a disgusting racist gesture toward Black American defenseman Jalen Smereck of HC Donbass.

HC Kremenchuk forward Andrei Deniskin was ejected from a Ukrainian Hockey League game Sunday after making a racist gesture toward HC Donbass defenseman Jalen Smereck. While looking in the direction of ...

A Black American hockey player was subjected to a racist act in the Ukrainian Hockey League on Sunday. HC Kremenchuk forward Andrei Deniskin mimed the peeling and eating of a banana in the direction ...

Greg Wyshynski is ESPN's senior NHL writer. HC Kremenchuk forward Andrei Deniskin is facing disciplinary action from the Ukrainian Hockey League after making a racist gesture toward American-born ...

BUFFALO, NY - DECEMBER 31: The IIHF logo on the corner boards before the 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship game between Slovakia and Finland on December 31, 2010 at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York.

Detroit native Jalen Smereck is a professional hockey player, currently under contract for HC Don Bass, a team overseas in the Ukrainian Hockey League. Smereck, 24, is the center of national attention ...