The New York Islanders are facing questions about a promotion urging hockey fans to donate to a former New York City police sergeant who was recently convicted of manslaughter for hurling a cooler of ice at a man fleeing arrest.

The fundraiser — shown on the scoreboard during Tuesday’s home game against the Carolina Hurricanes — featured a photo of Erik Duran, who was sentenced last week to three to nine years in prison for causing the death of 30-year-old Eric Duprey.

It included a QR code for direct donations to Duran’s legal defence, along with a message from his union, the Sergeants Benevolent Association, requesting fans join “the fight for justice.” The team also said it would direct a quarter of proceeds from a 50/50 raffle toward the cause, the union said.

Duprey’s death came as Duran and other narcotics officers were carrying out an undercover drug bust in the Bronx in 2023.

Surveillance footage showed Duran lifting a bystander’s cooler full of drinks and ice and throwing it at Duprey as he attempted to flee on a motorized scooter. The impact of the cooler caused Duprey to crash into a tree, and he died almost instantly.