Captains Hockey Career Ends Early After Incident Involving Linesman
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Federal Prospects Hockey League rocked by violent outburst as team captain attacks linesman.
Justin Barr may have just played his last game in the Federal Prospects Hockey League, also known as FPHL, and not for any reason you'd expect from a team captain.
This shocking event unravelled during the third period in the Mississippi Sea Wolves vs the Baton Rouge Zydeco matchup.
The Baton Rouge Zydeco were drastically leading, with a score of 5-1, when Sea Wolves captain, Justin Barr, and a player on Zydeco got into a scrum.
Things escalated once Barr was escorted to the penalty box.
Instead of accepting his punishment, Barr began resisting the linesman's attempt to bring him to the penalty box.
Take a look:
After Barrs temper cooled, he broke his silence with an apology:
«Sea Wolves Fans,
First off I want to thank so many of you who have reached out since last night and offered your support. The community here on the Gulf Coast is second to none and I'm honored to wear the C for the Sea Wolves and play here in my adopted city.
Secondly, I want to apologize to the officials last night, my teammates, coaches, and of course all of you amazing fans. During the third period last night frustration and defending my teammates got the better of my judgement. During the play where I was kicked out of the game the goaltender attempted to take my feet out from under me as my back was turned. I got up and followed him and words were said. The officials came in restraining me and I saw one of my teammates, Philip Wong, surrounded by Zydeco and one reach around his neck. My instinct was to defend my teammate so I tried to get away from the official and I repeatedly told him to let me go. When we arrived at the penalty box while the linesman continued to try to push me inside the referee told me to go to the locker room. Due to my frustration I pushed the linesman who fell down. The referee then grabbed at me and fell over off balance as I went back down the ice.
It is never ok to put your hands on an official and I do truly apologize for having done so, but the game we play is an emotional one. I apologize for my actions and recognize there will be consequences from the league, but I wanted to make sure that I was able to say there was no intent or malice towards the officials and that I am sorry for stepping over that line.»
First off I want to thank so many of you who have reached out since last night and offered your support. The community here on the Gulf Coast is second to none and I'm honored to wear the C for the Sea Wolves and play here in my adopted city.
Secondly, I want to apologize to the officials last night, my teammates, coaches, and of course all of you amazing fans. During the third period last night frustration and defending my teammates got the better of my judgement. During the play where I was kicked out of the game the goaltender attempted to take my feet out from under me as my back was turned. I got up and followed him and words were said. The officials came in restraining me and I saw one of my teammates, Philip Wong, surrounded by Zydeco and one reach around his neck. My instinct was to defend my teammate so I tried to get away from the official and I repeatedly told him to let me go. When we arrived at the penalty box while the linesman continued to try to push me inside the referee told me to go to the locker room. Due to my frustration I pushed the linesman who fell down. The referee then grabbed at me and fell over off balance as I went back down the ice.
It is never ok to put your hands on an official and I do truly apologize for having done so, but the game we play is an emotional one. I apologize for my actions and recognize there will be consequences from the league, but I wanted to make sure that I was able to say there was no intent or malice towards the officials and that I am sorry for stepping over that line.»
The league has yet to release an official statement, but the team has officially released the player. One thing that is certain, is that Justin Barr's hockey career will most certainly be delayed.
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