Hockey violence reaches a new low
Novices turn nasty in hockey fracas
Nov. 27
I want to express my disgust and astonishment about 8-year-old hockey players fighting on the ice during a tournament in Guelph. Even the coaches let the rest of their players on the benches join in the fighting.
Hockey in its purest form is played in a most fair way where skills and sportsmanship are a vital symbol of the game itself.
It has reached a sad point where these innocent 8-year-olds have been manipulated and psychologically badgered to act like savages when it is supposed to be, for most, the greatest sport on ice.
Shame on the coaches and management for allowing this to happen. I only hope justice will be hard on those who perpetuate unnecessary violence in hockey.
Marty Goldstein, Oakville
