Canadian Youth Hockey Game Devolves To Brawl, Coaches Exchange Punches

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The Onaping Falls Huskies and Mountain Blues were facing off in a hockey tournament in Canada when things got completely out of hand at the end of the game. The two teams exchanged a bevy of punches and the coaches even threw at one another.

The Ottawa Sun has some more details and talked with officials who said that a cheap shot started all of it.

Here are some quotes from Onaping’s coach Todd Brown:

Brown said he regrets the action, but said it was a reflex to the Blues coach coming at him first.

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“Before we even knew it, he was right in front of my face at our door,” he said. “Next thing you know he took a swing at me, caught me just under the nose and cut me a bit.”

Brown admits he “ended up getting in a better blow” against his adversary, whose nose was bloodied and may have been broken. “That’s the rumour, but I don’t know,” said the Huskies coach.

In retrospect he wishes he hadn’t thrown the punch, but said “it’s the heat of the moment, and you’re not anticipating anything like that will happen — and the next thing it does.”

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It’s pretty disgusting when something like this with the coaches happens at a youth sporting event.

[The Big Lead]