A local adult league hockey player is suing a former opponent, league brass and even the City of Kelowna in relation to injuries he sustained while on the ice in 2018.

Ryan Bachmeier, a Kelowna physiotherapist, filed a notice of civil claim in Kelowna court on April 22, alleging Greg Hopf injured him while playing in a ‘careless, reckless and negligent manner’, during a ‘no contact’ Pacific Adult Hockey League game on October 16, 2018.

“During the game, the plaintiff was in the defensive corner without the puck when the defendant Hopf violently and negligently charged at the plaintiff and attacked the plaintiff from behind, pulling him backwards with the defendant Hopf landing on top of him, while repeatedly striking him in the face as he was still laying on the ice, causing injuries, loss and damage,” claimed Bachmeier in the suit.

Bachmeier claimed he suffered a dislocated and fractured right ankle, as well as torn ligaments among other injuries. The suit contests this suffering has followed him since the incident, causing pain, discomfort, loss of enjoyment of life, permanent physical disability and loss of earnings, both past and prospective.

According to the suit, the league itself is also at fault, naming league co-ordinator Larry Lenarduzzi. He is accused of letting Hopf continue to play even though he ‘knew or ought to have known that he played hockey in a careless, reckless and negligent manner’.

The suit also mentioned Hopf’s penalty minutes, stating Lenarduzzi failed to assess the penalties from season to season. Bachmeier claimed this as evidence of both the league’s negligence and Hopf’s propensity to play hockey in a violent manner.

The City of Kelowna is accused of failing to manage the Pacific Adult Hockey League when it knew or ought to have known rules and the code of conduct was not being enforced.

Bachmeier is seeking damages related to his health care costs and loss of income, as well as punitive and aggravated damages.

None of the claims have been proven in court and none of the defendants have responded to the notice of claim. Parties have 21 days to submit a response.

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DERBY, CT — A Derby High School girls soccer player is facing assault charges after she punched a member of the Torrington team in the head during a game in September, which led to an injury, the Republican-American reports. She recently turned herself in on an active warrant.

The girl’s name isn’t being revealed because she is a juvenile. The incident happened at a Sept. 25 game, according to the Republican-American, and the victim, identified as Allison Dudek was punched in the head “several times,” police told the Rep-Am. No penalties were handed out, but the game was stopped at that point and Torrington won.

The girl is charged with second-degree assault, which is a Class D felony in Connecticut.

Torrington refused to play Derby in an October rematch because the girl who punched the Torrington player was scheduled to play. Torrington forfeited the match, according to GameTimeCT.

Litchfield County Sports writer Timothy Gaffney wrote that he witnessed the incident that initially started as a fight between a Derby player and Dudek. Another Derby player then grabbed Dudek by the hair and punched her multiple times in the head. Dudek’s mother told Litchfield County Sports that Dudek still suffers from the effects of the assault, including headaches that keep her out of school.

Torrington Head Coach Mario Longobucco said he was disappointed in how Derby schools handled the situation and that Dudek hadn’t been to school for a full day for at least a month.