This article criticizes a court decision that applied the "Bertuzzi standard" in a case involving the assault of a minor hockey player. The Bertuzzi standard suggests assaults that occur on the ice during a game should not be considered genuine assaults. The article argues applying this standard to minor hockey is absurd and sends the message that people do not deserve to feel safe on the ice. It concludes stronger sentences are needed to deter violence in hockey at all levels.