LETHBRIDGE, Alberta, Canada (CBC News/CNN) - One Canadian man is already facing assault charges and another soon could be after a reported verbal spat between a 10-year-old hockey player and a referee escalated.
Police say that at the end of a three-on-three youth hockey game Sunday, a 10-year-old player got into an argument with a 51-year-old referee. The referee told the boy to leave the ice.
But the incident escalated when the boy allegedly struck the referee twice with his stick. The official then pushed the 10-year-old down.

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