The wildest hockey brawl of the year was an AHL intermission youth game

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The Hershey Bears, the AHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals, won a game 3-2 on Saturday, breaking a tie in the third period while shorthanded. That's not what fans were buzzing about from the game on social media.

Between periods at the Giant Center in Hershey, Penn., a standard mites game became very un-standard when a bizarre brawl broke out between the two youth teams.

Countless haymakers were thrown with tiny gloved fists in gloves. Multiple kids charged full-speed into the fray. At least one kid punched a teammate. The crowd, or at least the louder fans in the stands, was loving it. There are no officials in sight. Which is unfortunate, because at least one kid can be seen dangerously trying to kick an opponents with his skates.

The spectacle peaks at the 47-second mark when a goalie charges in and completely lays out an opponent who was grappling with his teammate.

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Details are sparse admittedly sparse here. We don't know if any of those kids sustained an injury on the ice, or what even caused the brawl aside from youthful aggression. We're just talking about something you don't expect to see at a hockey game.