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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Canadian Coaches Tell Mites to Join the Fight

I can tell you that it’s unlikely that an eight year old would get hurt in a fight with their equipment on.

GUELPH, Ont.—Six hockey players and two coaches were suspended following a brawl between two teams of eight-year-olds in Guelph last week that has stunned police.

Three players each from the Duffield Devils and Niagara Falls Thunder novice triple-A teams, and their respective coaches, were ejected from the Guelph Power Play Tournament on Friday after a brawl during a game.

Guelph Police are reviewing videotape of the incident and criminal charges might be laid, Young said.

Police were called to the arena shortly before 6 p.m. Friday. A small fight had broken out between players on the ice and both coaches sent more players from the bench to join in the fracas, Young said.

I think it’s hysterical that the coaches sent the benches.  What do they think, they’re coaching a minor league team or something.

And what is up with Canada.  They’re a bunch of pacifists that don’t think violence solves anything, except when it comes to hockey.  Is this some kind of “Rollerball” thing where they have it just to occupy the masses?

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organizers did not feel it was appropriate to eject the teams from the tournament,

Umm.. excuse me but, WHY NOT????

I can tell you that it’s unlikely that an eight year old would get hurt in a fight with their equipment on.

Mr Whislter… I don’t care if the boys were fully armored, getting hurt was not the issue of this wrong doing tongue wink
As for being surprised at this happening...nah, what can we expect our kids to do when they witness adults doing it all the time. It’s socially ingrained as acceptable and it’s a very sad thing to watch evolve in our society.


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Anna on November 27, 2007 at 01:06 pm
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Nah, I’ts just the tories.

Harold on November 27, 2007 at 08:23 pm

"That’s why girls don’t play the game.”

Paulie B on November 27, 2007 at 08:29 pm

Pff.. careful there Paulie B, I could probably whoop your ass you know?
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(oh...unless you’re a girl and in that case I’d just shoot ya and put you outta [y]our misery)


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Anna on November 27, 2007 at 08:37 pm

Anna, because I believe that women are equals, I would love for you to try!  That, and on the 29th of December, it will be four years since I produced a dead man.  I kinda got the twitch, and a desk job doesn’t cure that.

...and more importantly, it might be kinda sexy if you whooped me!  Never know until you try.

Paulie B on November 27, 2007 at 10:23 pm
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The Washington Post has a great opinions piece on this essentially wondering whether aspiring goons and enforcers deserve any less encouragement than aspiring keepers and goal scorers?

Vincent LaCroix on November 28, 2007 at 12:53 pm
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