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Tue, 19 Jun 2012|

As Gina O'Toole sat in the stands watching a fight break out among players in her teenage son's hockey game and seeing the referees do nothing, the Boston-area mom says she knew she had to do something. She also knew she had to take her pocketbook with her. "What was I supposed to do with it, throw it into the stands and say, 'Hey, could you hold this? I have to break up a hockey fight? Would youave gone on the ice to break up the fight?

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We are told the story about the -- non stop on the ice. And she was it because -- and was taking a beating during. Heard my point you. No crying in baseball. No whining cocky. And that's why can't hockey in the first place so we didn't grow up to be Hindi. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- I did. Any apparent when a woman Monica and on the -- if I got a fine. Did you -- so that you can learn how to be -- -- a -- and people around school. I was tough kid hadn't. -- -- I once yeah. Deputy and Mikey did you know basketball. Yeah deceit totally. All you have all that that -- basketball muscle. Out rock bands you like that rocked it. A that I rock band high school through all of them. Now. It was not -- play instruments. I guess you type -- the idea depth we have a rock band so. We finally heard from the hockey mom. And she explanation for why she still on the -- and what's being tactic that she's from Ling -- And so now I expect nothing and what happened when she's on the ice. Sheets in insidious and never come out the way you went and by actor arcade doing so she had to say Good Morning America. And that I then went askew you haven't. Number one question was your son's reaction mark is here he opted not to. Talk about what second I think I can understand. So what has as a reaction to it. Initially he thought he was going to be grounded. For -- fighting. And and he does. A little embarrassed that -- and listed the reasoning Lang went out -- to stop it. And he knows it's not something that being carried him to do that he -- I had taken and a few hockey -- And we try to talented you know try to you know turn and that she'd let them -- will be handled the game and you know that's there -- -- responsibility in the eventually will do that. Yes some people might turnaround and say should you take your own advice there and letting the -- I did I tried and we did on. Because what we see that tape that we already a minute or two that's already a minute into the into the. By -- and that -- initially started in front of BM the tribe net. We have one at the M wrapped his way his son jumped by two an opposing players and you. And a good fifteen to twenty seconds. Fight I had with in full progress before. My son came over and try to intervene to stop that by eight in Nate just got as you sat progressively -- And it in that fight just kept going going and going. So you're a hockey mom and you know that you even tell that old joke you know it's a fight at a hockey game broke out again so you've seen this before what was different about this what I need to get up and I don't know I I have had seen fights usually between one or two children. And that wraps usually stepping immediately break it up okay separate. That didn't happen. And what concerned me was that feeling is that. That blows to -- -- -- ahead in the -- child going down on the ice immediate potential head injury concussion with concussions are very you know. You know prevalent thing in youth hockey. In its win. I went on the ice I've lot about a parents were screaming stop it stop the fight people are banging on the glass -- -- doing when he can't break this up. And I just found myself open in the heat and walking onto the ice and say. Why -- yeah right that's exactly what you would expect a lean on to do. People we challenge stopped I stopped despite what decides to break it all -- the -- from -- I am not its head he. Ever wanted to do this parent especially 6172666868. That's 6172666868. Had you ever been in the position we -- watching this. Stick caps the bloodletting all of the ice and you -- like. -- -- They don't break it up pitcher around you look at the mom from -- Larry's speech was somewhere like that in his day. At the top job that you are going to be the one that has to do it. And she -- out there in mom jeans inner inner pink jacket and a big purse. Have you ever wanted to do that can you blame his mom -- do you want -- hockey moms to think she was right justified breaking up the fight. Well that's a question I have for all of you 6172666868. -- due back mom in this battle and I'm convinced now that I know she's not playing. I'm Michelle McKee we are WRKO 617266686. Game. And. I just found myself open in the heat and walking onto the ice and saying hey you need to get control this game -- you doing. -- turned around and yelled at me determine -- the ice I said you need to -- job if. Now that's not hockey mom. And you turned itself. This position 61726. X 6868. At 6172666860. Day. I love this is why -- ABC news's as a national correspondent. Based here in New England because Israelis tracked down a hockey mom they don't just get about the story they've founder and land they guard they've lowered to New York. And she got to tell her side of the story. -- -- -- Well now -- Cuba from the sun. How do away. -- Allah and they show it's nice to be back. Now I'm sure it is -- right where you should be so out a lot of them want to do that enabled them. They tell you why did the fact is -- probably kill you and don't. You like IQ are waiting are not happy and -- your coffee cart that you are doing their job. I am I know I can understand your mother I mean really when I look at the tape I don't think that they -- I think she felt association. I didn't get their own -- And I don't -- gave myself someday you know. Are you -- the mission helped so Michael extracted you to open up the gate in storm onto the ice. But but what -- -- the it was it at what was then more -- back and all what that the idea that. These kids to just gonna have to learn to be a little more rough and tumble. Our technique you you don't play a sport being a little went deep. And not only to protect -- apple peaked -- number -- And make sure that they get a they get a handle on the fighting that check and have to realize that. It is the. Did you just -- like you said that's not for the windy kids so if you -- mom out there breaking up the fight to fight your battles that kid to be terrorized his knee. That's right Indian now is I don't think there's been here a -- -- want his mother won an out any. Football field any hot here is protecting him. Now did you love the idea that she brought her purse would you bring -- persecuted if you've if you finally snapped and that -- added I'm -- at throttle that's raft and jumped onto the ice. When you think -- you Paris to add to a neighbor while would you storm out there with a purse. But -- and I think that. I wouldn't come out any -- -- and I expect him up if I would spring and found that it wouldn't be a purse. I have definition knew that right now are. Rampant. And now you into a big zillion hockey games in your lifetime. -- billion hockey games have. Have you apparent -- in this way and I -- the worst parents out there the helicopter parents that would make the game miserable for every other kid -- You know what I can't you get every Karen looks out -- who will you now I any. You've seen a lot of bad officiating. Be Hugh Hewitt but I have to realize. Bad you know these kids -- here. And even at high school where all the college level. You -- past the hole you got that the officiating duty job. And became one count anywhere. I really young anarchy and not short Ochoa. My parents played all around or not because -- outward from an -- So there wasn't like a town that was notoriously. By narrowly up I don't think our. Was there a town that inventories for the rest being -- at that echo lackadaisical. I don't think I really keen ain't that in my and I you know because -- and wait it gets all the states. And I don't I don't think there was one more than an -- So do you feel that this kid now would you kind of -- with a mom now that you've heard her sad story and get you a little bit more from the mom. On Good Morning America we are a little bit more of them on. -- and which he had to say on Good Morning America. Because this I did you Erica I have to. Well here we got my deputy -- at the hockey fight. Yet -- haven't gone over to welcome the reaction as you know has been mixed there have been -- some parents who were like yes because you're right questions and injuries with youth hockey in other sports. Very. Important to put a stop to that but then there are others to be heard especially some male voices and a. And still I would say when you look back into the stands well I was told. A lot of people are concerned if in case I -- if I found. And they worry you know they are a lot because a lot of the people that where there -- feeling the same feelings I was behind that what is going on and this is insane it's gone on too long plant -- referee stepping in. In. I was told that people are more afraid of me falling in and injuring myself. Then. That was hard to get out there on that. How all the plays -- did you buy that story. That our parents who was wearing out of like well we just want to fall. Yeah okay. Any wanted to go lobbyists say getting here getting scared to -- or not. Now -- yet pat you our hockey mom -- -- around the game for very long time so we appreciate your expertise thank you. We shall -- that good what are the -- you know -- is hilarious. Seeing anything like this. I mean -- worst parent I I games when your plane. -- I had a few parents that were yelling at -- but they never went -- guys. I added I've never seen such a thing that we did here frank O'Connor it was a Italy coach he talked about all of backhand that was forced to play catcher. And how that kid would get to -- trampling the -- shaking his hand because his father was in my Elaine and every time I got up to the plate. So what do you scene out there at 6172666868. That's 617. 2666868. In Texas and -- markets Tex -- 68680. Let's worst behavior you have ever seen from a parent. At a -- I mean obviously we're not talking about the field fights that we've seen. On the ice which we all though that hockey dad who killed another hockey dad. I'm talking about his bad behavior in general. As he kids splitting matches 6172666868. That's 6172666860. A I I think -- when my father would come and watch the game. Because you know he knew he was -- -- let's. Either on that -- I knew he was didn't erupt into some sort of angry tirade. He just. I told my parents when I was playing softball -- apple. Couple why do you want to keep it up -- the -- trembling. What I do you what is worst hit -- it does -- an apparent any game punish on the XE WRK out.