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Russian youth players brawl in handshake line (Video)

As you know, sportsmanship is the universal language. And there’s no better symbol of sportsmanship than the postgame handshake line in hockey. Ice warriors, putting aside their differences and congratulating each other on a game well-played. So inspiring!

That is until one player bumps into another, and then another bumps another, and then the wrong thing’s said and all of a sudden the handshake line has descended into a chaotic postgame brawl.

This apparently also applies to … eight year olds?!

A Valentine’s Day game (of course) in Kazan, Russia, ended with players born in 2006 turning going from handshakes to helmet shots, as the game officials tried to restore order.

The coaches finally get involved, some literally tossing eight-year-olds aside, and the brawl dissipates.

All it takes is one Milanov Lucicovich to turn a handshake line into murder alley …

Via Tatpressa

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