After hockey brawl among 8-year-olds, investigations are underway
Youth hockey organizations said they were looking into the incident. The host Hershey Bears expressed disapproval of “conduct that puts participants at risk.”
By Des Bieler
Youth hockey organizations said they are looking into a brawl involving an 8-and-under squad from Pennsylvania that was playing an intrasquad scrimmage Saturday between periods of an American Hockey League game.
The competition was presented as a “Mites on Ice” segment at the home arena of the Hershey Bears, the top minor league affiliate of the NHL’s Washington Capitals. Video of the episode showed youngsters — clad in skates, helmets and other hockey gear — throwing punches at one another and spilling onto the ice.