France, Feb. 17 -- Crinon, 30,was sanctioned for smashing his left forearm into the jaw of Canada's Nathan MacKinnon.

His teammate, Tom Wilson, retaliated and refereesDaniel Hynek and Ryan Daisy had to wrestle Wilson and the Frenchman apart.

As he skated off the ice at the Milan Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, Crinon used his hands to cup his ears at the spectators.

The French ice hockey federation - FFHG - and the French Olympic committee met on Monday to thrash out the player's fate.

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