A war of words between Quebec Liberal MP Denis Coderre and NHL player Shane Doan is headed to court, the Toronto Star reports.

Doan, captain of the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes and recently chosen to the Canadian Olympic hockey team, is also the brother-in-law of Canadian Olympic multi-gold medalist Catriona Lemay-Doan. He was ejected from a hockey game on December 13 after a verbal confrontation with French Canadian referee Stephane Auger. Auger claimed Doan had used an ethnic slur, but Doan denies it. An investigation by the NHL’s disciplinary committee found no evidence to support Auger’s allegation.

But that doesn’t cut any ice with Denis Coderre, who wrote to Hockey Canada on December 22 to demand that Hockey Canada kick Doan off the Olympic team.

Coderre senses cover-up, something a Liberal MP might know a thing or two about, and is demanding that the NHL release its report into the incident. Colin Campbell, NHL director of discipline, says no:

“Our game reports are not for public dissemination and particularly not for politicians who may be using this whole disjointed affair to seemingly garner votes,� Campbell told The Canadian Press.

Oh, right. AS IF a Quebec politician would try to make political mileage out of the Olympics.