Tag Archives: youth hockey
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Yet Another Bench-Clearing Brawl from a Russian Youth Hockey Game (Video)
For years and years, hockey hardliners in North America criticized European players as soft while praising the virtue of hard-nosed Canadians. However, judging by what we’re seeing at the youth level in Russia these days, the next generation of Russian NHLers will be pretty damn tough. A couple years back we saw a bunch of [...]
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Lithuanian Under-18 Hockey Player Hurls His Stick at a Referee (Video)
We see athletes and coaches blame the referees for a tough loss all the time. Most often it’s not really their fault and it’s bad sportsmanship to lay the blame on them, but it happens, and it’s not a huge deal. Guys take the game seriously, they get frustrated when they lose, and then take [...]
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These Austrian Minor Hockey Players Know How to Brawl (Video)
Brawls at youth hockey games: they’re not just for Canadians. Or Russians. Or Kazakhs. They’re also for Austrians. In fact, the Austrians might do youth hockey brawls best. I’m only judging from one example, of course. But I assume that all Austrian youth hockey brawls are as good as this one from a recent championship [...]
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Line Brawl!: Kid Throws Cheap Shot After Cheap Shot at Minor Hockey Game in PEI (Video)
Another day, another incident of violence at a Canadian minor hockey game. Yesterday, of course, we told you about a bunch of classy parents brawling at a Class C Bantam (15 and under) game in rural Ontario. Today’s incident? A line brawl at a Class AA Midget (18 and under) game in PEI. The two [...]
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Inspirational Video: Youth Hockey Player Helps Teammate with Special Needs Score a Goal (Video)
If you’re in need of a feel-good story to boost your spirits, this one is for you. Every year, hockey teams from all over Canada, the Eastern United States, and even the U.K. converge in Kitchener, Ontario, for the Special Hockey International. This isn’t a competitive tournament, as you probably guessed by the name. It’s [...]
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Russian Youth Hockey Game Called Off After Multiple Line Brawls (Video)
The next time Don Cherry either insinuates or openly asserts that Russian hockey players are soft and don’t know how to mix it up, kindly direct him to this video. Because, obviously, the next generation of Russian players have taken the hockey oracle’s critique to heart and have overcorrected just a bit. What am I [...]
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Caps’ Mites Give Us The Cutest Goal Celebration Ever (Video)
Goal celebrations in sports are often reserved for the game of soccer, but the Washington Capitals’ promotional staff were looking for a way to add some excitement to their “Miteson Ice” youth hockey mini-games, which take place during the intermission of Caps’ home games. So prior to these little tykes taking the ice, members of [...]
