The Editor:
My family attended a midget hockey game in Estevan's new hockey arena on January 12 and I was very impressed with the facility. Unfortunately, all that was lost at the ignorance and disrespect from your local fans.
Several times during the game, our teenage girl was hit by something that had been throw from behind her by a group of teenage boys and girls. Then, just as the game concluded, a flattened tin can was thrown at the three of us, narrowly missing hitting one of us in the head.
I immediately got up and went over and confronted the teenagers, who of course denied any wrongdoing and then stated that the person responsible had run out the side door.
This is not the first time I have heard about the disrespect Estevan people have for visitors to their arena. It is a shame because with such a nice facility, no out of town people will want to visit it if this is how visitors to your community facilities are treated.
I can assure you that it may very well be the last time we attend a game in Estevan.
Chris Ashfield,
Whitewood
