Mike Milbury charged with assault

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

Knowing what we know now about it (not much at all) if he did that to my kid I'd either shake his hand and thank him, or punch him in the nose depending on what exactly happenned. (I've seen him fight, I know I can take him ) If he had it coming to him, then so be it.

At 12 yrs old, there can be a huge size discrepency between kids. If some kid is being an incredible out of control spastic idiot (like the 13 yr old that shot at me while i was paddling a racing kayak then his idiot mom stuck up for him) then I can see an authority figure stepping in for some drastic discipline. There are too many out of control kids because their parents won't do anything about it. (We try to talk to him about it but he just doesn't listen .

And don't get me started on yuppie hockey parents, my God!

My dad never shook any of us, but he sure should have shaken the s*** out of my brother.

I'll be the first one to say he was an idiot if the video shows it.

Agreed.

It's definitely not cool to put your hands on someone else's kid in most situations, but what little info is out there it sounds like the kid got into it with Milbury's son. That doesn't justify it at all, but I think it colors it a certain way if he saw someone do something to his son and lost it.

There's way too few details to really know for sure. It's not a stretch to imagine Milbury going nuts though.

He's the bruin at the top left yanking off the fan's shoe and hitting him with it.

Edited December 16, 2011 by haroldsnepsts

[Red Wings Addict 787]

Milbury is just a bitter, bitter old man. His presence alone on those hockey news report shows makes dogs bark for seemingly no reason.

[55fan 5,133]

I can't stand Milbury, but if the kids were fighting, and he separated them, I'm sure a 12-year-old did not just say, "yes, sir" and step aside politely.

Was it abuse or part of breaking up the fight? That remains to be seen. The jury's out here, but some of those 12-year-old kids are pretty big and they have no respect. On the other hand, Milbury's an ass. Coin toss for now.

If he did it, I know a few kids I'd hire him to shake the crap out of...

[Krayzie_Bone 58]

I smell BS probably some kids parents wanting a buck.

[jollymania 162]

it was probably nothing.

[Konnan511 1,736]

Nothing says class like an adult hitting a child.

Where does it say he hit a child?

This is why you shouldn't coach your son in a contact sport. As a coach you want him to take his lumps, but if you're a decent father you're going to protect him if you can. It doesn't sound serious, sounds like he just pulled some kid off of his kid during an argument; the parents sound like real turd burglars if they are pressing charges over a non incident if that is what this really is.

[Konnan511 1,736]

if that's what happened than #%@& him. get as much money from him as you can.

plenty of witnesses i would imagine - hard to embellish this.

Why? If someone wronged me or my brothers, my parents wouldn't sue them, they'd go an eye for an eye, or in this case, beat the s*** out of the guy who "shook" me. You don't f*** with the Irish.

[Hiei 192]

In my state, WE HAVE CONCEALED CARRY AND WE -USE- IT!

If you shake someone else's child here, prepare to be met with some force! And probably digging my size 13 wide boot out of your ass sideways.

[55fan 5,133]

I was thinking about this last night. There are a few times when I've had to break up fights (never between grown men who were armed, fortunately) and I started thinking about the logistics.

You start by yelling at them to "BREAK IT UP" or some such thing. If they don't, you get between them, and if that doesn't do it, you face the aggressor (or the one who won't stop, or the stronger one) and usually end up putting your hands on his shoulders to restrain him from hitting the other child.

Now imagine that on skates. Ice is slippery. If a kid is flailing about trying to hit someone, and you are trying to prevent it, that child will get shaken pretty well just trying to remain upright.

One may not grab someone else's child to discipline the kid, but if you are breaking up a fight, you don't really have a choice. You have to defend another child.

I had to learn "therapeutic intervention" techniques for dealing with vulnerable adults who could become violent. The main trick was to restrain them without hurting them, without letting someone else get hurt, and if at all possible, without getting hurt yourself. It's a lot harder than it sounds.

If you try to restrain someone who is seriously agitated, it does look from a distance like you are shaking them, when really it is their actions that cause the motions.

Like I said before, I think Milbury's an ass. I'm just playing devil's advocate here.

[Wing Across The Pond 196]

Why? If someone wronged me or my brothers, my parents wouldn't sue them, they'd go an eye for an eye, or in this case, beat the s*** out of the guy who "shook" me. You don't f*** with the Irish.

Truest thing spoken so far. Especially the bold.

For some reason all I can think of is this....

yet it's probably more as someone else said, just pulling two kids apart after a spat. When I coached soccer over here and a fight broke out I tried to seperate people, and one of the parents grabbed me around the neck and pulled me away to scream at me. People get protective of their children, that's a given, but some of the time they might be taking chunks out of each other and need pulling away.

[edicius 3,269]

If it were someone else I didn't like, perhaps say like Eddie Olczyk or Pierre McGuire, that was being accused of this? My judgment would be up in the air still. But since it's Milbury? A person with a history of violent outbursts? It's not that far a reach.

[sputman 1,268]

Why? If someone wronged me or my brothers, my parents wouldn't sue them, they'd go an eye for an eye, or in this case, beat the s*** out of the guy who "shook" me. You don't f*** with the Irish.

well, maybe it was this kid's mother in the stands. and maybe she wasn't "irish" enough and willing to confront mike milbury on open ice.

I'm not the suing type, but it's not like he's undeserving if this story turns out true.

[VM1138 1,921]

Agreed.

It's definitely not cool to put your hands on someone else's kid in most situations, but what little info is out there it sounds like the kid got into it with Milbury's son. That doesn't justify it at all, but I think it colors it a certain way if he saw someone do something to his son and lost it.

There's way too few details to really know for sure. It's not a stretch to imagine Milbury going nuts though.

He's the bruin at the top left yanking off the fan's shoe and hitting him with it.

I've never seen that before. What a bunch of goons, a few even ganging up on one fan?