{"id":544335,"date":"2026-04-06T20:47:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/544335\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T20:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:47:18","slug":"dallas-stars-ban-buyer-of-seats-tied-to-alleged-nazi-salute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/544335\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Stars ban buyer of seats tied to alleged Nazi salute"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ryan S. ClarkApr 6, 2026, 04:34 PM ET<\/p>\n

Close<\/a>Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN.<\/p>\n

Multiple Authors<\/p>\n

The Dallas Stars<\/a> said Monday that they have indefinitely banned the fan who purchased the tickets in connection with an investigation into what appeared to be a Nazi salute at a game in December.<\/p>\n

The fan was banned after the American Airlines Center launched an investigation into four Dallas Stars fans who appeared to repeatedly raise and extend their right arms with a straightened right hand facing downward.<\/p>\n

An investigation was started after a 12-second clip from the Stars’ 5-1 win on Dec. 21 against the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> was amplified last week on numerous social media platforms.<\/p>\n

“We identified and spoke with the individual that purchased the tickets and will be banning the individual indefinitely from the American Airlines Center,” the Stars said in a statement provided to ESPN. “Additionally, we are increasing in-arena messaging regarding the Fan Code of Conduct and how our fans can report violations, along with prioritizing staff training to identify and handle situations that arise.<\/p>\n

“Any type of discriminatory or hateful behavior will not be tolerated and has no place in our arena. Creating and sustaining environments that are inclusive, safe, and respectful is a non-negotiable for the Dallas Stars.”<\/p>\n

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The American Airlines Center said in a statement it released last week it had “zero tolerance for any acts of hate and\/or discrimination.” A Stars spokesperson also told ESPN that the team was “fully aligned” with the arena’s statement and working with them to find out what happened.<\/p>\n

Creating a more visible place for their in-arena messaging regarding the Fan Code of Conduct would fit within what has become a common practice throughout the NHL.<\/p>\n

Every NHL club, as part of its pre-game routine, has a scripted segment that informs fans about their individual codes of conduct along with the consequences that come with potential violations.<\/p>\n

The NHL itself also has a Fan Code of Conduct that’s divided into four sections: Respect, Inclusion, Safety and Empowerment.<\/p>\n

The Inclusion section states that language, gestures, and behavior, among other forms of personal expression, that demean a specific race, ethnicity, gender\/gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability status or other identity-based characteristic will “not be tolerated.”<\/p>\n

The NHL states that anyone that’s determined to have engaged in conduct that’s contrary to the values of the league, its clubs and\/or its players will “be subject to penalties, including but not limited to: possible seat relocation, ejection, suspension and\/or a lifetime ban from future NHL events,” according to the Inclusion section of the league’s Fan Code of Conduct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ryan S. ClarkApr 6, 2026, 04:34 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Multiple…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":544336,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5117],"tags":[196,147,5278,5,4,197],"class_list":{"0":"post-544335","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas-stars","8":"tag-dallas","9":"tag-dallas-stars","10":"tag-dallasstars","11":"tag-hockey","12":"tag-nhl","13":"tag-stars"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116359728938723648","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=544335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/544336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=544335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=544335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}