Russian fans throw bananas when Worldstars forward Anson Carter on the ice
Sun Dec 12,
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (CP) - Bananas were thrown by spectators when Worldstars forward Anson Carter was on the ice Sunday.
Twice during a 5-4 win over a Russian all-star team, the game officials had to retrieve a banana or a banana peel from the ice.
"It's no big deal," said Carter, who is black. "I'm not surprised - look around."
Carter, 30, who is from Toronto, is under contract to the NHL's Los Angeles Kings.
The incidents occurred on a day when the English-language St. Petersburg Times had a front page story about attacks on ethnic minorities in the city.
