Ohio State forward Kamil Sadlocha sent home after alleged racial slur
Ohio State University has confirmed that men’s hockey player Kamil Sadlocha has been sent home and will not practice or play with the team for the time being after the alleged use of a racial slur.
“Over the last week, the Department of Athletics has worked through this on-ice incident and spoken with Kamil Sadlocha and the rest of the team, and Kamil is returning home and will not practice or compete at this time,” a statement from Ohio State read.
Michigan State player Jagger Joshua shared a post on Twitter on Monday detailing the alleged incident that took place during a game on Nov. 11. Joshua said a slur was used multiple times, and an official ejected Sadlocha from the game.
Joshua didn’t name Sadlocha in his Tweet, but did say the player involved received a match penalty. Sadlocha was the only one with a game misconduct on the score sheet.
“The inaction has left me feeling confused and pessimistic about the movement of diversity within hockey culture,” Joshua said. “The ignorance of racism does not belong in our game. And I feel that I need to make people aware that this incident occurred, because without acknowledgment, the problem gets worse.”
I just received confirmation that Ohio State has sent Kamil Sadlocha home following his racist slurs toward Michigan State hockey player Jagger Joshua. Here is the message from Ohio State director of athletics Gene Smith pic.twitter.com/vqzP2nbCry
— Ian Kennedy (@IanKennedyCK) November 23, 2022In a statement provided to The Hockey News’ Ian Kennedy, Ohio State’ director of athletics, Gene Smith, said “I want to offer my sincere and heartfelt apology to Jagger Joshua. On behalf of Ohio State University, I am so sorry.”
On Tuesday, the Big Ten conference said no further disciplinary action was taken due to a lack of indisputable evidence.
Sadlocha, 23, was in his fourth season with Ohio State, registering eight points in 14 games this season. He previously played with USA’s national team development program for a handful of games and spent two years with the USHL’s Madison Capitols.