The NHL has suspended Florida Panthers vice chairman and alternate governor Doug Cifu from any involvement with the team or the league, doing so in response to inappropriate posts on Cifu's now-shuttered social media account.

The National Hockey League has indefinitely suspended Doug Cifu, the Jewish vice chairman and alternate governor of the Florida Panthers, following inflammatory remarks made on social media that touched on the Israel-Hamas conflict and included derogatory language.

Florida Panthers minority owner Doug Cifu was suspended “indefinitely” Monday night by the NHL for “unacceptable and inappropriate” comments on his social media account, the league said in a