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On Thursday, Tyler posted the video of Anaheim Ducks fans fighting over the stick that Scott Niedermayer handed over the glass after he was named the first star in the game. The OC Register has identified the man that started the fight as pro skateboarder Mike Vallely. The account of the situation is this:
Martinez said those who were interviewed in and around the area said that another man attempted to grab the stick from the girl when Vallely, who Martinez said had indicated that the stick was intended for his daughter, intervened (Vallely has two daughters, according to several Web sites).
"It looked worse than it actually was," Martinez said. "But nonetheless there was a brawl involving the hockey stick."
None of the parties involved wished to press charges, Martinez said. The man who attempted to take the stick from Vallely and the girl has not been identified. He was not cited but could still face consequences, Martinez said.
Vallely was a Ducks blogger but since has been removed from the site. The Ducks have commentated that they will not condone this type of behavior. While what Vallely did makes sense, and honestly I might have done the same thing myself, it is against the law and should be punished. The lesson in all of this, don't take a stick away from a kid.
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