Not a law of its own

From Monday's Globe and Mail Ten punches to the head or body of a man who lies prone, covering up, not fighting back - that is an assault no matter where it happens. Even on a hockey rink. Even in Quebec, where hockey fervour runs deep. And even when the assailant is the son of a homegrown hero. That is why Quebec was right to lay a charge of simple assault last week against Jonathan Roy, the 19-year-old goaltender son of former National Hockey League goaltending great Patrick Roy, for his brutal attack on opposing goaltender Bobby Nadeau during a junior game in Chicoutimi on March 22. There is not one law for hockey rinks and another law for everywhere else. There is one law, period. Hockey is not a law unto itself, not even in Canada. Scotty Bowman, a legendary former coach, appeared to regret the Quebec Crown's... [read full story]