Alleged racial slur at midget hockey game prompts brawl; Quebec police investigating
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A suspension, hearing and possible charges are in the air after a racial slur was allegedly hurled at a 16-year-old Black hockey player during a U18 Midget game in the Montreal area.
A suspension, hearing and possible charges are in the air after a racial slur was allegedly hurled at a 16-year-old Black hockey player during a U18 Midget game just west of the Island of Montreal. Aiden Chase plays left wing for the Ile-Perrot Riverains and has played hockey for 12 years. He is speaking out along with his coaches and parents about what transpired during a game in Valleyfield Saturday night against the Valleyfield Braves.
"As the game ended and I went towards my goalie at the end of the game, a player that had got off the bench from the other team, past me and made the comment," said Chase. "That's when I turned around and went to confront him."
Chase tussled with a few Brave players, but video shows it is a small altercation and no punches were thrown.
The referee broke the fight up, and then Chase went to tell his coach what happened.
Coach Jason McCaig went to the referee to chat, and was told that the referee heard the slur and that the penalty would be noted on the score sheet.
As he was chatting, "all hell broke loose," he said.
"That's when they all went over and a big brawl between the two teams started," said Chase.
