THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CHILDREN'S HOCKEY IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT.
Six hockey players and two coaches were suspended following a brawl between two teams of eight-year-olds in Guelph Friday.
Three players each from the Duffield Devils and Niagara Falls Thunder Novice AAA teams, and their respective coaches, were ejected from the Guelph Power Play Tournament after a brawl during a game at Exhibition Arena. Guelph Police are reviewing videotape of the incident and criminal charges may be laid.
A small fight had broken out between players on the ice, he said, and both coaches sent more players from the bench to join in the fracas. A member of the Niagara Falls coaching staff approached the Duffield bench and allegedly spit in the face of a Duffield coach. Police seized video footage from parents who were recording the game and will review it.
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