Ontario Goalie Charged After On-Ice Hit Deemed Not 'Part Of The Game'

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 11 May, 2016 11:26 AM

FORT ERIE, Ont. — A southern Ontario hockey player has been charged after police say a blow he delivered to another player on the ice was not "part of the game."

Police say it happened Saturday during a hockey tournament in Fort Erie, in the Niagara Region.

They say one of the goalies struck a player on the other team in the face with his stick, causing significant facial injuries.

Todd Ball, 38, is charged with aggravated assault.

Police say any other similar incidents on the ice will be investigated as criminal offences.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

3 Arrested After Suspected Explosive Device Found In Vehicle At Sumas Border Crossing In Abbotsford

During a routine secondary examination at a crossing in Abbotsford, B.C., officials found what appeared to be a suspected explosive device and immediately called police.

3 Arrested After Suspected Explosive Device Found In Vehicle At Sumas Border Crossing In Abbotsford

Amarinder Singh Forced To Cancel Political Rallies In Vancouver And Toronto

Sikhs for Justice, a human rights advocacy group, had lodged a complaint with the Canadian government against the election activities planned by Amarinder Singh.

Amarinder Singh Forced To Cancel Political Rallies In Vancouver And Toronto

Drug-Impaired Driving Concerns Have Police Testing Roadside Devices

Doug Beirness, vice-chairman of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science's Drugs and Driving Committee, says the Mounties and the Ontario government funded the scientists' research.

Drug-Impaired Driving Concerns Have Police Testing Roadside Devices

Wijdan Yasir, 28-Year-Old Calgary Man Charged With Sexual Assault At Hotel Pool

He is charged with three counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference. Yasir was released from custody on $1,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court April 29.

Wijdan Yasir, 28-Year-Old Calgary Man Charged With Sexual Assault At Hotel Pool

Collingwood, Ont., Residents Fight Wind Turbines Planned Near Local Airport

Local municipalities, residents and a pilots' association say they don't want eight, 50-storey-tall wind turbines so close to the Collingwood airport and the nearby Clearview Aerodrome.

Collingwood, Ont., Residents Fight Wind Turbines Planned Near Local Airport

Kohinoor's Tragic Tale From Lahore To Buckingham Palace

As the row over the Kohinoor diamond intensifies with political parties demanding its return to India, accounts of historians establish that the majestic stone was forcibly taken away by the British and was never gifted by Duleep Singh