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New Jersey street hockey youth tournament results in brawl
New Jersey local police investigated a brawl involving players, coaches, and adults at a youth street hockey tournament that took place over the weekend. The two teams who participated in the sanctioned street hockey tournament in Egg Harbor Towns...

Seattle father arrested after assaulting teenage hockey referees
A Seattle father has been charged with assault after pushing two teenage referees during a youth hockey game last weekend. According to a Seattle Police Department report, officers responded around 11:50 a.m. to a report of an assault at the iceplex...

Study on elite hockey players and concussions, depressive symptoms
Elite ice hockey players with a history of concussion report heightened mental health symptoms, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. In addition, one in five female hockey players suffered symptoms of burnout, and both sexes repor...

Nantucket hockey player suspended 1 year for ‘violent assault of an official’
A Massachusetts high school hockey player has been suspended one year—effectively ending his high school career—after he shot a puck into a scrum that featured teammates, opposing players, and referees. Braden Knapp, a senior forward for the N...

Ohio hockey coaches placed on leave ahead of state tournament
The coaches from an Ohio boys' high school hockey program were placed on leave last week. Olentangy Liberty High School's head hockey coach, Kevin Alexander, was among the three coaches placed on leave. He issued a letter to his players tha...

Canadian family sues youth hockey coach over alleged abuse
A Canadian family has filed a $2 million lawsuit against a local minor league hockey coach and several hockey associations over alleged abuse toward their son. According to the parents, the coach "physically battered" their son during an October pra...

AHL coach suspended 10 games for homophobic slur towards referee
The American Hockey League (AHL) recently announced that Chicago Wolves head coach Bob Nardella has been suspended for 10 games as a consequence of his actions during a game at Texas on Dec. 9. Nardella was assessed a game misconduct for abuse of ...

Youth hockey parent suspended for inappropriate behavior toward referee
A youth hockey parent from Minnesota has been suspended from attending games after a video surfaced of his behavior toward a referee. The 17-second video showed a man running down the bleachers yelling and throwing money at a referee during a Brai...

Canadian hockey referee arrested after allegedly hitting youth player
A Canadian hockey referee has been arrested after allegedly hitting a youth hockey player at the end of a game last weekend. Quebec City police spokesperson Sandra Dion told reporters that police responded to the incident just before 9:30 AM on Su...

Study: High School Seniors Playing Contact Sports Are 50% More Likely to Future Misuse of Prescription Stimulants
High school seniors who play sports were suggested to be more likely than non-athletes to misuse prescription stimulants in young adulthood, according to a recent study. Researchers from the University of Michigan also found that high school senio...