Video: L'Heureux suspended indefinitely for incident with Gatineau fan

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Zachary L'Heureux has been suspended again.

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League handed the Halifax Mooseheads forward an indefinite suspension late Friday afternoon. The suspension comes after new video surfaced of an incident following Halifax's shootout loss in Gatineau on Wednesday.

From the league:

After receiving new video evidence, the QMJHL Director of Player Safety, Éric Chouinard, has suspended Halifax Mooseheads forward Zachary L'Heureux indefinitely for incidents that occurred after Wednesday's game in Gatineau.

The disciplinary committee will review the evidence over the weekend and announce their decision at a later date.

The new video, which appears to show L'Heureux swinging/spearing his stick at a fan as the Mooseheads are leaving the ice, was shared on Twitter by Quebec media.

Primeur : J’ai obtenu une vidéo qui montre que Zachary L’Heureux (@HFXMooseheads) passe son bâton entre la porte et la bande et il semble tenter de frapper des partisans. @OlympiquesGAT @LHJMQ pic.twitter.com/AHOG7Z21uh

— Yanick St-Denis (@StDenis1047) February 10, 2023

Reports of an incident involving L'Heureux and a fan surfaced soon after Wednesday's intense game between the Mooseheads and Olympiques. The league said no discipline would come due to a lack of video evidence.

In the absence of any video evidence or unbiased witnesses, the #QMJHL will not levy any disciplinary mesures following last night’s game between the @OlympiquesGAT and the @HFXMooseheads.

— Maxime Blouin (@max_blouin) February 9, 2023

Somewhat like Saint John Sea Dogs forward Mike Thomas back in the day, L'Heureux has had a hard time avoiding suspensions. But Thomas was able to adjust his game and play within the rules, something that L'Heureux has not been able to do. This is the ninth career suspension for the Nashville Predators prospect, which is simply wild.

The 19-year-old forward missed much of the first half with an injury. In 24 games this season, he's recorded 18 goals and 37 points with the high flying Mooseheads. He'll likely be out of the Halifax lineup for some time following this incident.

Halifax is playing in Drummondville Friday night and Shawinigan on Saturday. The Mooseheads do not play the Olympiques again in the regular season, but a playoff matchup between the two would be something else.

Bon matin partisans des Olympiques...😏

Good morning Olympiques fans...😏#goOLgo♠️ pic.twitter.com/dK209HeNVy

— Olympiques de Gatineau (@OlympiquesGAT) February 9, 2023