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Alberta Minor Hockey coach suspended after cursing at referee

A Cochrane Minor Hockey Association coach is facing suspension after cursing at a referee at a hockey match Jan. 7.
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A CMHA U13 AA head coach is in hot water after cursing at a referee at a hockey match on Jan. 7.

A Cochrane Minor Hockey Association (CMHA) U13 AA head coach is in hot water after slinging profanities towards a referee at a local hockey game that took place on Sunday.

In a video on X (formerly Twitter), CMHA head coach Joel Litt-Jukes is seen shouting profanities at a referee over a soft tipping call towards the end of the first period, at a hockey match between the Bow Valley Timberwolves and the Red Deer Wesco Chiefs that took place at the SLS Centre on Jan. 7. The Timberwolves lost 4-11.

In a discipline report by the South Central Alberta Hockey League, it outlined that Litt-Jukes is suspended for gross misconduct and will be available to return for their next game against the Wheatland Braves.

According to the CMHA website, Litt-Jukes was coaching for four years. It added that he also competed in the AA and AAA level in Saskatchewan as a minor hockey league player.



Daniel Gonzalez

About the Author: Daniel Gonzalez

Daniel Gonzalez joined the Cochrane Eagle in 2022. He is a graduate of the Mount Royal University Journalism program. He has worked for the Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta and as a reporter in rural Alberta for the ECA Review.
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