A Newfoundland junior hockey league govt says a current recreation that concerned three on-ice brawls and resulted in 572 penalty minutes is a “black eye” and an “embarrassment” to the game in St. John’s.
Boyd Hillier, vice-president of the St. John’s Junior Hockey League, says the violent recreation was an remoted incident and officers have since handed out suspensions to 18 gamers and coaches price a collective complete of 53 video games.
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He says the third quarterfinal playoff recreation on March 7 between the St. John’s Junior Caps and the Southern Shore Junior Breakers needed to finish early as a result of all 4 goalies had been thrown out for combating.
Hillier pointed on the Breakers, saying in an interview that the workforce determined it “didn’t need to play hockey anymore and needed to get bodily.”
In a put up on the Breakers’ Fb web page, the workforce disagreed with Hillier’s abstract, saying it didn’t mirror the efforts or intentions of the coaches, gamers or group.
In 2023, newbie hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador attracted nationwide consideration when the province’s governing physique for the game briefly banned post-game handshakes, citing “points” that had led to suspensions.
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