The brawl then quickly escalates as several players start fighting on the ice, and one of the players on the bench uses their stick to retaliate against one of the on-ice players. Take a look at the video below.
Whether or not you believe fighting has a place in hockey is one thing. This is a completely different incident. Using equipment as a weapon to assault opposing players is not hockey, and is a disgusting display for our game. Players should be banned, if not suspended for the entire year, for acts like this.