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The National Hockey League suspended "indefinitely" Florida Panthers minority owner Doug Cifu from all league activities and team involvement after "inappropriate" social media posts to a Toronto Maple Leafs fan.

Cifu is the Panthers’ vice chairman, partner and alternate governor and owns a minority stake in the franchise. He also is the CEO of Virtu Financial, which he co-founded with Panthers owner Vincent Viola.

Florida Panthers minority owner Doug Cifu tweeted “Israel now and forever” and referred to Canada as the “51st state.”

After two games, the Toronto Maple Leafs appeared to be in full control over the Florida Panthers, taking a 2-0 series lead. After a pair of games in Florida, t

Kulikov’s elbow to the head of Mitch Marner in Game 4 drew no supplemental discipline from the NHL's Department of Player Safety, unlike Domi’s hit. Despite the lack of action from the NHL, Marner, who was not seriously injured on the play, addressed the play for the first time ahead of Game 5 during his media availability on Tuesday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Florida Panthers in game five of the second round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 2-2.