Do You Agree? Plymouth Magistrate Won't Issue Charges in Hockey Hit
A Plymouth District Court magistrate refused to issue charges against a high school hockey player who dealt a bone-crushing hit to another player during a game in January.
The parents of a Duxbury high school hockey player Tucker Hannon seeking assault charges against a Scituate player who delivered a hard check to their son that caused the boy to go flying to the ice and left him with a concussion will have to be happy with an apology from the young man who delivered the hit. Friday, a Plymouth District Court magistrate refused to issue charges against Alex Way, the Scituate High School player who delivered the hit. Hannon, 18, suffered a severe concussion on the play, causing him to miss the rest of the hockey season and five weeks of school. The hit occurred Jan. 7 during a game at The Bog Ice Arena in Kingston. “If this (check) was off the rink, on a public way, that is gross, negligent assault and …
Casey Meserve
3:42 pm on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Thanks for your expertise Bob. I just watch a LOT of hockey and I thought it was clean. more ›