Youth hockey brawl disrupts Hershey intermission during AHL game
During an intermission Mites on Ice game at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, eight-year-old players from the Central Penn Panthers fought each other on the ice while an AHL Hershey Bears vs. Cleveland Monsters game was paused. Video shows multiple mites throwing punches, with the goaltender joining the fray as officials and adults did not intervene in the clip. The Panthers said they are conducting an internal review; the Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association called it a staged fight and said disciplinary action would follow. USA Hockey did not sanction the Mites on Ice event, and the Hershey Bears condemned the incident as not reflecting the sport’s values and pledged safeguards for future youth activities.
