Lacrosse Brawl Posted On YouTube

Posted September 6, 2009 6:56 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

The video of a bench-clearing brawl in game one of the Mann Cup lacrosse championship in B.C. has again brought up the issue of violence in sports.

The ten-minute fight between the Brampton Excelsiors and the New Westminster Salmonbellies resulted in 173 penalty minutes and five ejections.

Is this cause for concern or part of the game? Roger Petersen finds out.

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