J529 Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 What a dum dum. Dear Parents, Please, don't be like Paul. Paul gets a little too "into" his kid's hockey games. He yells at the refs; he bangs on the glass; he shatters the glass singlehandedly before someone interrupts the shocked silence to yell, "WAY TO GO, PAUL." The above Vine comes from the York Ice Arena in York, Penn., where an overzealous dad apparently named "Paul" shattered the safety glass last weekend at his daughter's youth hockey tournament, prompting referees to pause play while the mess was cleaned up. "This is another unfortunate example of the totally ridiculous obsession of some parents with youth sports," Eric Menzer, who helps manage the rink, told The York Daily Record. According to the Record, the glass broke because the man, who is from Florida, hit the pane with his metal wedding ring, which concentrated the force instead of dispersing it across a broad area. "He broke the (wedding) ring," Menzer added. "Apparently, his hand wasn't in great shape either. Pennsylvania's Fox 43 reports the man had to pay for the broken glass -- potentially as much as $500 -- and has been banned for life from the arena. He'll also face a disciplinary hearing with his daughter's team back home in Florida. WAY TO GO, PAUL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Mulder Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 HULK SMASH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 His daughter must have been really embarrassed. Her self-esteem most likely plummeted surely after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Mulder Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 To be fair, I don't think he expected the glass to break. Drunks at Canuck games pound the glass much harder all game and that doesn't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Well, SOME things aren't worth gettin' silly over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 You must be drunk still. hmmm...wait a minute, I was in Vernon around that time, I remember that place. Was this a blond you were hitting on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THERETOOL Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 hahahaha i just laughed my ass off !!! way to go paaauuull !!! hahahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Did you hear about the Vancouver Island Minor Hockey Association considering banning parents from games after assaults on refs as young as 12? In one instance they were chased down the hall to the dressing room where they locked themselves in while rabid parents attempted to kick the door down. Pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intoewsables Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 "Way to go, Paul!" Greatest thing ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombieksa Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I've seen much worse parents in my lifetime. Yes he may have been overzealous. But in all honesty he barely hit the glass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Did you hear about the Vancouver Island Minor Hockey Association considering banning parents from games after assaults on refs as young as 12? In one instance they were chased down the hall to the dressing room where they locked themselves in while rabid parents attempted to kick the door down. Pathetic. friend of mine works at a local arena here on vancouver island, and i hear stories about the crazed parents alllll the time. this isn't a small thing. it is an almost constant thing, from both mothers and fathers. of course it happens in all sports, but i think hockey attracts at a redneck crowd in particular, especially on van isle, since so many rinks are either in redneck country, or on the cusp of it and civilization Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanTSN Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Good thing he broke that glass at that point instead of it crashing down on some kids when they hit the glass. Way to go Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Well NH, I have had a few today..& sorry man, but it was a fav song, & her smile was darn near infectious! :^) ..glad we finally sorted this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Barzal Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Huh? he barely touched that glass..weird One of the comments said it was because he was wearing a ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Well NH, I have had a few today..& sorry man, but it was a fav song, & her smile was darn near infectious! :^) ..glad we finally sorted this. You better hope I don't see out in the clubs dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 friend of mine works at a local arena here on vancouver island, and i hear stories about the crazed parents alllll the time. this isn't a small thing. it is an almost constant thing, from both mothers and fathers. of course it happens in all sports, but i think hockey attracts at a redneck crowd in particular, especially on van isle, since so many rinks are either in redneck country, or on the cusp of it and civilization football hooliganism makes anything you're sneering at look like an episode of Glee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Industrious1 Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 That broke the glass?Damn, time to get a new contractor to install the next set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 football hooliganism makes anything you're sneering at look like an episode of Glee True but the hooligans aren't made up of a bunch of parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 football hooliganism makes anything you're sneering at look like an episode of Glee and the third reich was even worse than football hooliganism! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 On the cusp of civilization eh, lol. Minor hockey on the island is an absolute joke. Parents pay alot of money to put there kid in competitive hockey and the league hires 14 year old referees that have no idea what they are doing to ref a game! and im talking Bantam AA Tier 1 level here. Some of these kids including my younger brother are actually trying to progress and get to a high level of hockey but they can't even play a regular game with the bush league reffing we get around here, we are lucky to see 5 minutes of 5on5 hockey without a penalty being called. A few games ago My brothers team was assessed 64 minutes in penalties..like its a team full of 14 year old Matt Cookes or something.. Many complaints have been made but nothing has been done, if playoff games are decided by the referees I'll have a tuner ready to fire over the glass. This is exactly the problem, people thinking their kids are gonna make the show and the only thing holding them back is the coaches/refs. If you have a problem with the reffing, get the association to pick up better refs, but abusing young officials is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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