"I don't mind seeing this the first time. It WAS funny and cute."
I know like when the goalie trucked that little punk, he probably deserved it for drinking his water at practice or when the one kicked the other kid or when the goalie used his blocker to punch kids in the face and that dive into the pile, wow awesome. It was GREAT, I laughed my ass off. NO, it was NOT funny, it was irresponsible by all involved. They should absolutely get punished. My guess is people who that thought it was funny or cute never saw a kid get cut by a blade requiring multiple stitches or had a kid get a concussion even with protective gear on. Our mite players were already saying how they want to do that in their next game. We did as much talking to them about what they saw was wrong and dangerous and against the rules as we actually practiced. I think this weekend maybe a mess because these are young kids that want follow what they saw. It's not an overreaction; you MUST set the precedent NOW and not wait for the next time.
I've had teams participate in Mites on Ice at NHL and AHL games and they always had the ice crew/team out there to keep the game moving. Where were they? If this was staged was Hershey in on it? If staged who would have thought that 5-8yr olds would get out of hand, anyone with half a brain that's who.
Like the post above with those prices the club will be fine if by suspending the team for the remainder of the season, people won't and it appears by the other post they are growing.
CPP needs to change their logo from a Panther to a Clown because that is what they seem to be.