Former NHL enforcer Andrew Peters has been suspended indefinitely as coach of a youth hockey team pending a Buffalo police investigation into his role in an on-ice brawl. Buffalo Junior Sabres president Kevyn Adams announced the suspension Sunday, a day after the melee occurred during a game between the Peters-coached 15-and-Under team and the Ontario-based Hamilton Junior Bulldogs. The Junior Sabres suspended Peters immediately after the game. "We are currently reviewing the situation and in the meantime have suspended head coach Andrew Peters indefinitely until the matter is over." According to a person familiar with the situation, Peters told Junior Sabres officials that he slipped while attempting to get one of the Hamilton players away from Buffalo's bench.

Source: Fox News February 26, 2017 20:26 UTC