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After being ejected on Saturday night for "physical abuse of an official," the American Hockey League has announced that Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Steve Downie will be suspended 20 games for slashing a referee with his stick. He's already served the first three games, and according to the league announcement he will be eligible to return to the lineup on April 11 -- Norfolk's final game of the regular season.

Following the incident, there were two different stories being told. On one hand, John Walton, the play-by-play announcer for the Hershey Bears -- the team Norfolk was playing on Saturday night -- was outraged by the events on the ice.

Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Steve Downie is certainly no stranger to controversy, as the 21-year-old forward has been suspended multiple times in his young career for various acts of idiocy.

On Saturday, Downie, currently playing for the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL, decided it had been too long since he did something ridiculous and was given a game misconduct during a game against the Hershey Bears for "physical abuse of an official." He's facing a 20-game suspension as a result.