A Seattle man is facing misdemeanor assault charges after shoving two child referees at his son's hockey game Sunday, officials said.

The ugly side of minor hockey reared its ugly head again, this time in the Pacific Northwest where a parent went after 13- and 14-year-old referees, says Ken Campbell.

A father will likely face assault charges after he shoved two youth hockey referees, according to an SPD report.

Seattle Police responded to a report of an "irate parent" accused of pushing two teen hockey referees so hard they were knocked onto the ice during a youth hock