Fan Throws Beer Can at Referee Who Called Penalty on Brother at Hockey Game

Referees are used to heckling, threats and complaints.

Getting pelted in the midsection with a beer can doesn’t fall under the job description, though.

During a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League contest last week, the referee called a roughing penalty on Rouyn-Noranda Huskies forward Francis Perron. Perron’s older brother, Alexandre, didn’t like the call, so he let the official know.

By hurling a beer can at him.

According to Le Journal De Montreal (h/t Yahoo’s Greg Wyshynski), the brew was “nearly full.”

As punishment, Alexandre was ejected from the arena, arrested and released. He will be forced to go before a judge on May 10 and could be charged with assault.

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