Pierre Crinon is headed to court after his Olympics expulsion, date is set
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Team France defender Pierre Crinon is set to face a French court for his actions against Canada in addition to already being banned from the rest of the Olympics.
Although France is headed home early after a 5-1 loss to Germany on Tuesday, they are still making headlines thanks to defender Pierre Crinon, who was recently banned by his own federation for his actions vs. Team Canada.
While already a hefty punishment, it seems Crinon will need to potentially face a legal battle as well.
TVA Sports revealed Grenoble's Public Prosecutor Etienne Manteaux announced Crinon has been summoned to French courts on May 27th, 2026 for his actions during a Ligue Magnus game where he punched a maskless goalie and received a seven-game ban.
While there is no indication that there will be punishment for him due to his actions in Milan, there's a clear precedent for him causing trouble and France decided they would rather ban him from causing any issues, then figure things out once he returns to France and the regular season is over.
France decided Crinon's actions unbecoming of a French Olympian
In a statement regarding his ban, the FFHG explained their decision to remove Crinon and were flat out honest in why they made the bold choice:
In this regard, Pierre Crinon's provocative behavior upon leaving the ice, even though he had just been ejected from the game for fighting, constitutes a clear violation of the Olympic spirit and also undermines the values of our sport.
The decision was therefore taken, in full alignment with the French National Olympic and Sports Committee, not to allow his participation in the next match(es) of the Olympic tournament.
The decision was therefore taken, in full alignment with the French National Olympic and Sports Committee, not to allow his participation in the next match(es) of the Olympic tournament.
Crinon is known as a player who is willing to drop the gloves at a moment's notice, and he has clearly had issues over in France with his own domestic league so it's not like this is new to the French side, though it's no less frustrating.
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