Six teenagers charged in on-ice brawl

[Steve-French]

According to a report from NBC Philadelphia, six teenage boys have been charged with assault and conspiracy to commit simple assault and harassment stemming from a brutal on-ice brawl between the Ridley Raiders and the Central Bucks West Bucks back in March, 2017.

Last in a 7-1 game during the quarterfinals of the Philadelphia "Flyers Cup" Scholastic Championship Class 2A, the losing Raiders simply lost it and decided to turn things violent. As a result, two of the West Bucks’ players were injured and tensions spilled out off the ice and into the crowd. Five of the six charged will be charged as adults because they are 18 years old.

https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news...KOMnXwvyLNfcb3AIoNL_43JwGS2z62bizT0RMEcZkcN6E



I have mixed feelings about this. I grew up in a region where everybody played hockey and fighting was always just part of the game. I don't mind that they're being punished, but bringing the cops into it seems a little overboard. If anything maybe suspend them from a game or two, but keep the law out of it.

 

[bowened]

Act like thugs, get treated like thugs.

 

[SmilinDesperado]

Ehhh....if no one got hurt and it was mutual combat, then who cares?
No need to ruin their life over a fight. Fights happen in hockey

 

[Yoel Bromero]

''brutal on ice brawl"


None of those pussies even dropped their gloves or removed the other guys helmets. Buncha bishes.

 

[Badger67]

Team yellow got beat down.

 

[bufetadanacara]

That was nothing. A donnybrook can happen in hockey, big deal, it is part of the game.
Cops and courts should stay out of it.

 

[Rygu]

Or as they called this in the 80's...a Wednesday.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Let 'em bang bro.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

"Went to a fight, and a hockey game broke out."

 

[Jack Reacheround]

Who gives a shit? In junior hockey you have to wear a helmet with a face mask. So they all kept their gloves on and were punching them in the helmet. It is almost impossible to hurt someone. So the league may take whatever disciplinary action they feel necessary. But getting the police involved is retarded.

 

[ralphc1]

Assault is assault, no matter where it takes place.

 

[IndyCovaHart]

Oh stop the presses.

The pussification of sports continues.

Bob Probert rolls over in his grave.

 

[JabToucher]

This could be the tip of the iceberg with the oncoming charges.

 

[Yoel Bromero]

This could be the tip of the iceberg with the oncoming charges.

If so, SAD.

It's hockey. It's a rough sport and they have penalties for fighting bc it's part of the game. Expected to happen sometimes.

I don't understand the mentality of someone who would sign their kid up to play hockey and then be outraged that hockey happened to their kid. Gymnastics is an option, no one forced them to go to the rink

 

[JabToucher]

If so, SAD.

It's hockey. It's a rough sport and they have penalties for fighting bc it's part of the game. Expected to happen sometimes.

I don't understand the mentality of someone who would sign their kid up to play hockey and then be outraged that hockey happened to their kid. Gymnastics is an option, no one forced them to go to the rink

That's how my promising boxing career took a tumble. Once my mom found out I could get hit.

 

[bowened]

Ehhh....if no one got hurt and it was mutual combat, then who cares?
No need to ruin their life over a fight. Fights happen in hockey

Yeah, but people did get hurt and it wasn’t mutual. The losing team attacked in unison without provocation. Self defense isn’t the same as mutual combat. I’m totally fine with them actually being held accountable for their actions.

This sociopath should have charges against him too.

 

[Slick_36]

I love a good fight in hockey but I don't want to see it in high schools. Their brains are still developing and they are filled with hormones and competitive aggression with no maturity, I don't trust them to fight and I don't see any time it's ever necessary for them.

That said they better never fuck with fighting in professional hockey.

 

[Renard]

Professional hockey players never get charged with assault. Seems like pure bullshit to apply the rules to high school students but not to others.

These meathead faces tho... they were born for it

 

[TheNinja]

I think it's a good idea to do something to put a stop to this and avoid this happening in the future. Yes I know fighting is a part of hockey. But every hockey game I've seen where there is fighting it's normally both guys squaring up and agreeing to fight. And the fights usually stop when one fighter goes down. This wasn't a "hockey fight". This was just some dudes fighting who happened to be wearing hockey gear.

 

[Smokes]

the girl screaming should be punched in the mouth.