Rink Rage
“Come on Ref! What kind of call was that? Why don’t you put on a blue sweater? Come on you guys hit! Can’t you do anything right? Put the puck in the net!” I think to myself, I know these people and they are not like this at all. Why would they say such things, after all it’s just a game, meant to be played for fun. This is called rink rage. Players, coaches, parents, and fans are all affected by this rage. It is starting to get serious, and something needs to be done. At a peewee playoff game in northern Ontario last year, things got so out of hand that the whole crowd of 200 people, along with a few coaches, had to be ejected. The reason? A few bad calls caused a few bad fans to throw stuff onto the ice, including coins, water bottles, and a broom. Since the referees couldn’t tell who exactly threw it, they ejected the entire crowd. The coaches got mad, so they were ejected too. The officials had to escorted from the arena by police to avoid attacks from the angry fans. This is just one example of rink rage. In July 2000 in a Massachusetts ice rink, a team was having an unofficial shinny practice. The man . . .
This beating took place in front of both Thomas Junta’s and Michael Costin’s children, who begged Thomas to stop. To go to such an extent as boycotting the game, things must be getting out of control. The rage has started to rub of on me! Then I think to myself, what does it feel like to be the ref? Try and put yourself in the ref’s position next time you feel the urge to spout some rage at the ref, or the other team, or anyone involved in the game. The NHL also has a big effect on rink rage. After all, it is just a game, and games are meant to be played for fun. Thomas was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to six to ten years in prison. The offenders of rink rage are few, but it affects everyone involved in the game. The parent of one of those smaller players, Thomas Junta, seemed to have a problem of the roughness of the practice, approached Michael Costin, who was running the shinny. The game is about getting the puck and putting it in the net, not trying to slam the other team into the boards. Over and over you will see nasty hits from behind and crosschecks, which should be outlawed in the NHL, take place in minor hockey games simply because they saw it at a hockey game or on T. Well it is entertaining, it’s not right. In Nanaimo, BC, minor hockey referees boycotted amateur games because of the abuse.
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