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Minor Hockey: a player arrested after two violent incidents
Jonathan Di Gregorio
Minor Hockey: a player arrested after two violent incidents
Credit: On February 13, a 16-year-old hockey player from the Saint-Jérôme M18 team was arrested after giving a violent blow to the head of an opponent from the Blainville team, as the two teams were returning to their benches. This game had taken place on February 1. The Blainville player, who was not wearing a helmet, […]

On February 13, a 16-year-old hockey player from the Saint-Jérôme M18 team was arrested after giving a violent blow to the head of an opponent from the Blainville team, as the two teams were returning to their benches.

This game had taken place on February 1.

The Blainville player, who was not wearing a helmet, collapsed and lost a lot of blood after the blow. Although he will not have any lasting consequences from the incident, he will miss at least the rest of the season.

This was not an attack in the heat of the moment, but rather a vicious and premeditated act by the Saint-Jérôme player, who was suspended immediately for an indefinite period.

Since then, the incident has sparked a lot of discussion, and people questioned about the matter all agree that these are unacceptable actions.

However, the problem, and this is where the issue lies, is that we recently learned that the same Saint-Jérôme player had just been suspended for eight games and that this was his first game back.

The reason for the suspension: he had given several kicks to a player from the Deux-Montagnes team when the latter was not wearing a helmet.

We can clearly see that the Saint-Jérôme player chooses to attack opposing players when they are particularly vulnerable, and this first violent act would have deserved much more than an eight-game suspension.

Moreover, the coach of the Deux-Montagnes team, Danny Despatie, had filed an official complaint with Hockey Quebec to request the ban of the Saint-Jérôme player. The complaint was refused.

Let’s say that Hockey Quebec really dropped the ball on this one, and Despatie intends to hold the organization and the Saint-Jérôme team responsible for these unfortunate events.

Note: Since the incidents involve minor-aged players, we cannot disclose their identities.


In rapid succession

– The Rocket is ahead after two periods.

– What a shot!

– Nice play by the former Canadiens player!

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