This current NHL Coach's son made a terrible gesture towards the officials as he was ejected from an ECHL game, raising questions about his character. <h2>Laviolette Makes Gesture At Refs While Being Ejected From Game</h2> It's not to common that you see physical gestures towards anyone on the ice, as most of the chirping towards opponents and other teams are done with words. However, this wasn't the case for Peter Laviolette III, son of New York Rangers Coach Peter Laviolette Jr. During his ECHL game, Laviolette was ejected by officials. On his way out, he placed his hands over his eyes and used his stick as a cane, signalling that the refs were blind. Take a look. <q>Peter Laviolette, son of the New York Rangers head coach, won't be making any friends with the refs after this display as he left the ice. Lavy III plays for the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/ScoutingTheRefs/status/1758648231058162159'> </a></blockquote></div> <h2>Laviolette's Actions May Follow Him As He Isn't Making Friends With Refs</h2> If there is one thing you don't want to be on it is the bad side of officials in the hockey world. Officiating is often very subjective, and if you aren't looked at favourably, there's a good chance you won't get many calls going your way. This could be the case moving forward for Laviolette. Refs don't like being the butt of any jokes, and this could follow him. As for online criticism, some are saying that this could have been seen as offensive towards some people with vision difficulties. It's unknown whether Laviolette will be fined for his actions. As seen on <a href='https://www.bladeofsteel.com/nhl/news/son-of-current-nhl-coach-makes-controversial-gesture-while-being-ejected' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Blade of Steel</a> - Son of Current NHL Coach Makes Controversial Gesture While Being Ejected