The Tampa Bay Lightning decided to suspend defenseman Ian Cole tonight. The defenseman is the target of allegations of sexual assault. The National League has decided to investigate the case and the Florida team will work with the NHL and that is why he was suspended indefinitely. <q>« The Tampa Bay Lightning is aware of the charges against Ian Cole and we will cooperate fully with the NHL during the investigation. Our organization takes these charges very seriously. While we continue to gather more information, we have made the decision to suspend Ian Cole until the results of the investigation are known. No one in the organization, not even the players, will be commenting on the matter in the future. »</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/renlavoietva/status/1579263180156854272?t=OL1duOC2a6588zwGT1FIEw&s=19'> </a></blockquote></div>