Hockey fight punishment raises questions of racism, says Kahnawake chief

Feb 28, 2012

A hockey team in Kahnawake, Que., has had their season cut short.

APTN National News
A hockey team in Kahnawake, Que., has had their season cut short.

Members of a Kahnawake Mohawk hockey team aged 15 to 17 got into an altercation after a recent game and now find themselves suspended.

APTN National News reporter Danielle Rochette has this story.

Mark Blackburn

Online Producer / Ottawa

Before moving to become the APTN News social media producer, Mark was the executive producer for the news in eastern Canada. Before starting with APTN in 2009, Mark worked at CBC Radio and Television in Newfoundland and Labrador and Ottawa.

Tags: Hockey, Kahnawake, Quebec, Racism

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1 thought on “Hockey fight punishment raises questions of racism, says Kahnawake chief”

Thomasahawk says:

February 28, 2012 at 6:42 pm

This kind of racism happens a lot across Canada at the individual and group levels where the “officials” actually follow the organizers “direction” to influence a game against an Indian hockey team. We need a national watchdog like APTN to report these incidents where ever they occur.