The Hershey Bears, the AHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals, won a game 3-2 on Saturday, breaking a tie in the third period while short-handed. That's not what fans were buzzing about from the game on social media.
Between periods at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a standard mites game became very un-standard when a bizarre brawl broke out between the two youth teams.
Countless haymakers were thrown with tiny gloved fists. Multiple kids charged full-speed into the fray. At least one kid punched a teammate. The crowd, or at least the louder fans in the stands, was loving it. There are no officials in sight. Which is unfortunate, because at least one kid can be seen dangerously trying to kick an opponent with his skates.
The spectacle peaks at the 47-second mark when a goalie charges in and completely lays out an opponent who was grappling with his teammate.
Kids getting AFTER it on the ice in the Hershey Bears intermission game#ElectricFactorypic.twitter.com/DtPjjbK3Vl
— Allie Berube (@allieberube)January 11, 2026
What's that? You want another angle?
Hershey's mites on ice game went off the rails again. 😂Team White's tiny but heavily padded goalie didn't tend the goal and instead began cleaning house in a huge brawl.🎥:@lhollenbach515pic.twitter.com/dBunnD8S36
— Ian Oland (@ianoland)January 11, 2026
Details are admittedly sparse here. We don't know if any of those kids sustained an injury on the ice, or what even caused the brawl aside from youthful aggression. We're just talking about something you don't expect to see at a youth hockey game.
