Greg Pankewicz: Colorado Eagles assistant coach suspended for angry strip tease (VIDEO)

What with the Carmelo Anthony trade, the Chauncey Billups apology and the triumphant debut of the new-look Nuggets, you may have missed one of the most memorable sports stories of the week -- the season-long suspension of Colorado Eagles assistant Greg Pankewicz for demonstrating his anger by stripping to the...

By Michael Roberts

February 25, 2011

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What with the Carmelo Anthony trade, the Chauncey Billups apology and the triumphant debut of the new-look Nuggets, you may have missed one of the most memorable sports stories of the week -- the season-long suspension of Colorado Eagles assistant Greg Pankewicz for demonstrating his anger by stripping to the skin.

Let's go to the video!

Granted, Pankewicz remained in his pants -- but he heaved his shoes, coat and shirt onto the ice, earning a rest-of-the-year benching and undisclosed fines for himself and his team due to the tirade, which took place on February 19 during an Eagles-Mississippi RiverKings game. Below the clip, check out the Central Hockey League press release about the punishment, in which the CHL's commissioner makes it clear he wasn't amused.

But we predict you'll be.

Central Hockey League press release:

League Makes Ruling on Colorado Assistant Coach

Eagles Assistant Coach Suspended for Remainder of Regular Season

TEMPE, AZ -- The Central Hockey League (CHL) announced on Tuesday that Colorado Eagles Assistant Coach Greg Pankewicz has been suspended the balance of the regular season (14 games) and fined an undisclosed amount of money, for his actions on February 19 in a game versus the Mississippi RiverKings. The Eagles organization has also been fined an undisclosed amount of money.

"The Central Hockey League will not tolerate such behavior and found Mr. Pankewicz's conduct to be completely unacceptable to our member clubs, the officiating staff and our fans," said CHL Commissioner Duane Lewis.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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