Pensacola Ice Flyers release statement after fight during Friday’s game

by Junna Base November 11, 2024

A brawl at a Pensacola Ice Flyers hockey game that didn’t happen on the ice has led to pending charges and a statement from the team owner.

During the Ice Flyers’ game against Knoxville on Friday, a fight broke out between game spectators in Section 111 of the Pensacola Bay Center. Videos from various angles of the fight began circulating on social media, initially showing two fans sitting with another who was sitting.

As the couple was about to leave, a close-up fan said something to another seated spectator, and then the fight began between a group of people. There were blows between several participants. Several people threw multiple punches before Pensacola police and Ice Flyers personnel finally arrived at the department and calmed the situation.

Some videos showed a bystander with a pretty bloody face.

Ice Flyers team owner Greg Harris released a statement on social media Monday afternoon after the incident, saying that “violent and disruptive behavior at Ice Flyers games is intolerable and intolerable at games or at the Pensacola Bay Center.” is not allowed.”

“The Ice Flyers do not condone any of the actions surrounding the incident that occurred in the stands last Friday during the game against the Knoxville Ice Bears,” Harris said in the statement. “We will continue to work with the Pensacola Bay Center and local law enforcement to ensure all Ice Flyers games remain a safe, entertaining and family-friendly atmosphere for all fans.”

Pensacola Police Department spokesman Mike Wood told PNJ that there were no arrests immediately following the incident. However, charges are pending against four people involved in the brawl. Wood had not responded to a request to release the names of the people before their arrest at the time of publication.

The Ice Flyers don’t play again at home against the Huntsville Havoc until Saturday at 7:05 p.m

Harris said in his statement that anyone who “chooses to engage in acts like what happened on Friday” “will be immediately escorted from the premises and barred from attending Ice Flyers games or any other event at the Pensacola Bay Center.” is banned.”

“I am appalled by what happened in the stands on Friday evening. The above actions do not meet the standards that I, our organization and the fans hold,” Harris said. “If our standards do not match yours, you are not welcome at our games. Don’t come back. Don’t get a ticket. Stay home. Do everything else. I don’t want you at our games. We don’t need you at our games.”

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