The Tampa Bay Lightning are suspending defenseman Ian Cole pending an investigation into allegations made on social media that he sexually abused a woman when she was a minor.
Florida Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen works around Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ian Cole during the third period of an NHL preseason hockey game Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. pending an investigation into allegations made on social media that he sexually abused a woman when she was a minor.
“I take the allegations made against me today in an anonymous tweet very seriously,” Cole said. “I look forward to clearing my name and demonstrating to the NHL and the Tampa Bay Lightning that these allegations are unfounded.” The 33-year-old Cole made his NHL debut with St. Louis in 2010 and played five seasons for the Blues before being traded to Pittsburgh. It was not clear where he was playing when the person said Cole sexually abused and groomed her.
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