Outrage after Veteran Canadian Player in his 30s teaches lesson to 18-year-old in a tilt

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TJ Tucker
January 5, 2024 (8:36)

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Many are not happy after an incident in Norway's EHL where a veteran player beat up an 18-year-old, breaking his nose in the process.

A Canadian playing professional hockey in Norway is taking a ton of heat from the league and online after destroying someone 15 years his junior during a fight.

According to AftonBladet.se, 33 year old Olivier Dame-Malka of Montreal was playing his last game with a team in Norway's EHL, as his contract was set to expire in a few hours. After a hit that riled up the players, Dame-Malka dropped the gloves with 18-year-old Sondre Gronli, and made very short work of him, landing two huge blows to the face and breaking Gronli's nose in the process.

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Commentators with the EHL called the incident one of the worst things they've seen.

"It's like the NHL in the 70s. He humiliates Norwegian hockey. It's terribly unnecessary. I don't hope that anyone in Norwegian hockey signs a contract with him." - TV2's Jorgen Wahlberg."

Meanwhile, the team Gronli plays for has reported the incident to police in Norway.

"You just have to look at the impact. It is punishable under Norwegian law. - Team Chair Gisle Edvard �rnes

Both Gronli's team and the commentators believe Dame-Malka's contract expiring had a lot to do with what happened on the ice.

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