A junior league game in Canada went off the rails on Saturday night when a player climbed over the glass and into the stands to fight a fan in attendance.
Hockey player climbs glass and starts brawl with fans during junior league playoff game
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
The semifinal game between the Southern Sting and Grand Lake Moose descended into madness when a Grand Lake player, angry at Sting fans in attendance, jumped the glass and incited a brawl.
It took police intervention to break up the fight, an oddity according to Sgt. Steve Wilson who spoke with CTV News.
“Order was restored and the crowd dispersed,” he said. “It’s not a typical thing to have police respond to a hockey game.”
No charges have been filed at this time. The Southern Sting, who won the game, did their best on Facebook to try and take attention away from the brawl in the stands.
With all due respect to the Southern Sting, this isn’t really a case of social media making something out of nothing. There was still a player who jumped into the stands and started a brawl. Now granted, it might have been dealt with quickly — but it’s not exactly a little thing.
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