&nbsp;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A disgusting gesture in the UHL was made towards American Jalen Smereck… This is embarrassing and pathetic for hockey. <a href="https://twitter.com/IIHFHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IIHFHockey</a> needs to step up here. <a href="https://t.co/cSqxBKVC4k">pic.twitter.com/cSqxBKVC4k</a></p>&mdash; World Hockey Report (@worldhockeyrpt) <a href="https://twitter.com/worldhockeyrpt/status/1442142566548328454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Being General Manager of <a href="https://twitter.com/uhlua?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@uhlua</a> I declare that there is no place for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/racism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#racism</a> in Ukrainian professional hockey<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UHL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UHL</a> will follow closely the investigation of Disciplinary Committee in Federation of Hockey in Ukraine into the case of racist abuse aimed at <a href="https://twitter.com/jalen_smereck?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jalen_smereck</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/stopracism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#stopracism</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ragx38GyTx">pic.twitter.com/Ragx38GyTx</a></p>&mdash; Eugene Kolychev (@EvgeniyKolychev) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvgeniyKolychev/status/1442421676524949507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>