In a stunning and brutal display, a youth coach inserted himself into a tussle of children on ice and seriously injured at least one player.
During a game of the UMHL (Ukrainian Youth Hockey League) taking place in Odessa between Krivbass and Morskiye Volki, a bench clearing 'brawl', which is to say a bench clearing shoving match was taking place, when Krivbass coach Sergei Braga surged onto the ice (look for the adult in black around the 0:09 mark of the video) and started assaulting the opposing players. The players involved in the game were all around the 11-year-old age group.
Several players have been hospitalized, and the goalkeeper of Morskiye Volki who took the worst blow has soft tissue brain damage as shown by a CAT scan. A concussion is considered likely as well. The team filed a complaint with the league and the police.
SourceTSN.ua
