Atlantic University Sport has suspended fifteen players and two head coaches after a violent brawl during a university hockey game in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
The incident happened on February 2nd, at a game between Acadia and St. Fx.
The suspensions affect six players from the Axemen and nine from the X-men, along with the head coaches of both teams.
AUS Executive Director Phil Currie says this whole situation is very disappointing and violence at the events is unacceptable.
Acadia Axemen
- Rodney Southam: Subsequent fight – 2 Games
- Owen MacDonald: Leaving the bench during a fight – 2 Games
- Ross MacDougall: Leaving the bench during a fight – 2 Games
- TJ Fergus: Game misconduct (interference from bench) – 2 games
- Cole Reginato: Leaving the bench during a fight (2 games) + Subsequent fight (2 games) = 4 games total
- Loch Morrison: Throwing Stick – 2 Games
- Darren Burns (Head Coach): Game misconduct (1 game) + first player leaving bench (1 game) = 2 games total
StFX X-Men
- Regan Spears: Instigating a fight (1 game) + fighting (1 game) = 2 games total
- Sam Studnicka: Subsequent fight – 2 games
- William Thompson: Subsequent fight – 2 games
- Nathan Pancel: Leaving the bench during a fight – 2 games
- Mark Tremaine: Leaving the bench during a fight – 2 games
- William Bower: Leaving the bench during a fight – 2 games
- Bailey Webster: Leaving the bench during a fight – 2 games
- Cole MacDonald: Leaving the bench during a fight – 2 games
- Aaron Hoyles: Leaving the bench during a fight (2 games) + 3rd man into a fight (2 games) + second game misconduct in same season (1 game) = 5 games total
- Brad Peddle (Head Coach): Game misconduct (1 game) + second game misconduct in same season (1 game) = 2 games total