Advertisement

Blood Tribe man pleads guilty to 2019 hockey referee assault

Click to play video: 'Blood Tribe man pleads guilty to 2019 hockey referee assault'
Blood Tribe man pleads guilty to 2019 hockey referee assault
Rather than the anticipated one-day trial, a Lethbridge man instead pled guilty to assault, Monday, in connection to an on-ice fight with an official nearly three years ago. Erik Bay has more. – Jul 18, 2022

Blood Tribe man Robert Farrell Creighton was handed a 90-day conditional sentence for his role in an on-ice brawl involving a hockey referee.

Creighton pled guilty to one count of assault in court on Monday.

An agreed statement of facts described a verbal fight between a referee and a 10-year-old player at a youth hockey tournament in 2019.

The player — who is Creighton’s grandson — hit the ref twice with a stick. In response, the official pushed the boy to the ice, where he hit his head.

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.

Get daily National news

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

Video of the altercation shows a group of adults, including Creighton and the boy’s uncle, Todd William Cross Child, approach the ref and push him before the ref fell down.

Story continues below advertisement

The statement of facts says Cross Child held the official on the ice while Creighton punched him. Bystanders eventually intervened.

Referee David Schindel sustained scrapes and redness during the attack.

Click to play video: 'Video of hockey confrontation between referee and parents in Lethbridge makes waves in hockey community'
Video of hockey confrontation between referee and parents in Lethbridge makes waves in hockey community

Last year, Cross Child pled guilty to one count of assault for his role in the incident. He received a four-month conditional sentence, followed by eight months probation.

Creighton told the court he deeply regrets the incident.

Some of the conditions attached to his sentence include no contact with Schindel and no consumption of alcohol.

Sponsored content

AdChoices