Hockey Game Between Russian 8-Year-Olds Ends in Chaotic Brawl

A friendly post-game handshake line turned into an all-out fight.

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On February 14th, there was plenty of love lost during a Russian youth hockey game. According to the user who filmed the above video, which just surfaced online, relations between the players had been chippy during the game. Google's translation of the videographer's description of the scene was: "Attempts to solve the problem in the melee were shown throughout the game. And at the end of the match, the boys passed the nerves, and the friendly handshake turned into a massive battle on the ice." 

Just about every single player on the ice picked an opposing number and started wailing on each other. The referees were quickly overwhelmed, and the fight continued even as parents began coming onto the ice to save their precious children. With the guiding hand of mom and dad, order was eventually restored, but not in time to save these small brawlers from getting snot and tears on each other's fists.  

This is just the latest instance of young Russian hockey players getting thirsty with for a fight. In 2013, these kids legit beat the crap out of each other for an extended period of time:


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