Line brawl erupts in junior B game, gets coach banned indefinitely and a total of 43 suspensions!

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is one of the top Junior B league in the Canadian country based in British Columbia. However over the weekend, it was trending for all the wrong reasons.

The game took place on New Year’s eve and a huge line brawl broke out on the ice. At the start of the second period of the annual New Year’s Eve clash of Neil Murdoch Division rivals, all players on the ice broke out into a full-on punching brawl that was a huge challenge for the officials to get a grip on. Here is footage of the intense line brawl:

Finally on Tuesday, the KIJHL announced disciplinary actions stemming that brawl that took place between the Nelson Leafs and Beaver Valley Nitehawks at the Nelson Rec Centre on Saturday.

According to the KIJHL’s Tuesday press release, Leafs coach Adam DiBella has been suspended indefinitely pending completion of an investigation into his actions during the game in question.

The actions have resulted in a total of 35 games in suspensions to Nelson players and eight games to Beaver Valley players.

“Nelson Leafs player Marko Pavlovic has been suspended for three games for participating in a staged fight. He will be eligible to return on January 13, 2023.

Nelson Leafs players Tyler Seminoff, Leighton Partington, Hunter Sperle and Ryland Mennie have been suspended for a total of eight games each; 3 games for participating in a staged fight and 5 games for instigating multiple fights on the same stoppage. These individuals will be eligible to return on January 24, 2023.

Beaver Valley Nitehawks players Gavin Tritt, Boris Hristov, Spencer Dixon-Reusz and Kaleb Percival are suspended 2 games each for participating in multiple fights on the same stoppage. These individuals will be eligible to return on January 13, 2023.”

Nelson won the game 3-1, which generated more than 300 minutes in penalty minutes.

The two teams meet again January 24th in Fruitvale.