Teach this kid how to ice skate. He has a long career ahead of him as a hockey enforcer.
Shh, you don't want thugs to ruin another sport. It is bad enough football and basketball have been taken over by athletes devoid of any sportsmanship. I haven't seen goons of hockey go after refs.
Wrong! Fighting is one thing; attacking a referee is something all-together different. If a high school hockey player tried this, it’s an automatic match penalty. That sets in motion a whole list of disciplinary actions and procedures. The case must be adjudicated within 30 days, during which time he may not play, practice or engage in any team function with his team.
If his team violates the rule, they can be placed on a sanction list by USAHockey and other teams may not play them. The player’s ultimate punishment can be up to a year on a sanction list; which “local authority” - the team, the league, the school and/or the state athletic board - can increase.
None of this would be ignored by any NCAA coach; and NHL teams would be incredibly stupid to ignore such behavior. But then again, THREE teams signed and played Billy Tibbets, a convicted rapist and sex offender.
Perhaps you have seen something I haven’t, because I have NEVER seen a hockey player intentionally attack an official, and I’ll wager that I’ve been to more pee-wee, bantam, junior, semi-pro and professional games in the last year than you have in your life.
Then again, your nick has “North Star” in it. Do you watch hockey at all? Do you cheer for Dallas, since they were originally from Minnesota? That too might explain your seeming hostility towards hockey.
The enforcers are there to ensure that the thugs on the other team play fair and leave the star players and goalies alone. They have no issues with the officials.
Each team has their muscle, and it is actually quite uncommon for the enforcers to be put in play, contrary to what you and the presstitutes try to convince the public.
Thanks for playing, though. Better luck next time.
That said, basketball is the most violent, bruising NON-contact “sport” I have ever seen. I can’t watch the “squeak-squeak” game for more than 5 minutes before there is some sort of blatant unsportsmanlike conduct, even in pick-up games at the local school.
All I see is a bunch of genetic freaks bouncing an inflated pig’s bladder and beating each other up for 4 X 15 minute periods.
That this kid attacked a ref is no surprise to me, since the game itself seems to attract sociopaths and the violent.