An 18-year-old hockey player from P.E.I. who punched a referee twice in the face, cutting his lip, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail.
Cole Trevor Crane was being escorted off the ice after a fight in the last minute of play in a game at an arena outside Charlottetown on March 26.
It was the championship final between Crane's Sherwood Falcons Midget AA minor hockey team and the North River Flames, according to an agreed statement of facts filed in provincial court.
Crane had grabbed the jersey of a linesman attempting to break up the fight, and referee John William MacDougall escorted him off the ice, taking Crane by the jersey.
As at least two spectators recorded videos, Crane pushed MacDougall and punched him twice before being restrained by MacDougall, a linesman and Crane's brother, a teammate on the Falcons.
Crane's father, who had been watching from the stands, also became involved in the incident.
"As Cole was being restrained, his father James Crane came to the door to the ice surface from the stands. He grabbed Cole and pulled him off the ice, then yelled 'take your (expletive) hands off my son,' and he appeared to throw a punch at MacDougall and closely missed," according to the agreed statement.