16u Russian Hockey Player Breaks Stick over American's Head

What a wack! Girls getting rowdy in hockey?  

According the news media: TORONTO – A Russian hockey player broke her stick over an American players head at a girls hockey tournament in Hungary last week.

Holding her stick with two hands, Svetlana Starovoytova of Russia’s Spartak team whacked it across the back of West Coast Selects player Hannah Bates’ helmet during a qualifying game at the 2014 World Selects Invitational.

In a video of the incident posted to YouTube, you can see Starovoytova’s stick break as she connects with Bates’ head.

Bates, from Michigan, drops to her knees but did not suffer any serious injuries from the hit. She later tweeted, “Shoutout to Warrior for making Russian proof helmets that saved me from a concussion.”