A Massachusetts youth hockey game turned ugly Saturday when one player slashed another in the face from behind in a shocking scene. The attacking player from the Bay State Breakers has been suspended and could face further sanctions. The father of the victim told 7News that his son is OK.
“The Breakers player has been suspended indefinitely from practices and games,” the team told 7News, while adding that the attacker wrote an apology letter to his victim. “Massachusetts Hockey is currently investigating the incident and will decide the length of the suspension, as they are the governing body for our sport.”
During last Saturday night’s game in Foxborough, Mass. featuring mostly 11-year-olds, a South Shore Kings skater neared his own goal when the attacking Bay State player approached him from behind. The Bay State skater caught his opponent right in the face from the side and both fell to the ice, with the vicious hit breaking his stick in half.
One referee immediately skated to the two players and got between them while the victim’s teammates came toward him, and the officials ejected the attacking player.
The parent who filmed the attack told the outlet that the two players previously had a tangle near center ice but the game had otherwise been free of any drama.
I kept looking to see if any of the 'usual suspects' might be involved, but then I remembered that, usually, the usual suspects don't do hockey. Juss' sayin'...
It's THAT time of year, also...
Hitting a kid with a hockey stick is not OK?
ReplyDeleteWhat if he would have just slaughtered him, how much money would the attacker get through a gofundme?
Poor kid just had a bad day.
"Club Hokey" each one of those kid's parents payed up to four grand to play.
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I remember when a black pro slashed a white guys neck with his skate on purpose and nothing happened to him. Why wouldn't a kid do this?
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