--- description: The dad apparently got a little too excited title: Watch an Angry Hockey Dad Smashing Glass After Missed Penalty image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Angry Hockey Dad Smashes Safety Glass After Penalty Miss by [Brendan Maloy / Sports Illustrated](/author/sports-illustrated/) ## Brendan Maloy / Sports Illustrated Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 22, 2015 8:38 PM CUT by [Brendan Maloy / Sports Illustrated](/author/sports-illustrated/) ## Brendan Maloy / Sports Illustrated Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 22, 2015 8:38 PM CUT Sometimes people get a little too excited about sports, even if that sport is youth hockey. A parent gave a great example of this at recent tournament in York, Penn., when he became upset with a missed penalty call. The father slaps the glass which somehow deteriorates under his hand sending shards all over the ice. The _York Daily Record_ spoke with the arena’s president, who said the man wedding ring concentrated the impact causing the safety glass to crumble. --- > “” --- Be sure to listen closely for the parent who drops a perfect “Way to go, Paul” after the refs stop the game while the glass is cleaned up. _This_ [_article_](http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2015/01/22/angry-hockey-dad-smashes-glass "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_SI.com_](http://www.si.com "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3679100/hockey-dad-smashing-glass/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3679100/hockey-dad-smashing-glass/"},"headline":"Angry Hockey Dad Smashes Safety Glass After Penalty Miss","datePublished":"2015-01-22T20:38:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:06:12.325Z","description":"\"Way to go, Paul\"","url":"https://time.com/3679100/hockey-dad-smashing-glass/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Parents","Bizarre","hockey"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Brendan Maloy / Sports Illustrated"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3679100/hockey-dad-smashing-glass/","name":"Angry Hockey Dad Smashes Safety Glass After Penalty Miss"}}]}] ```