TAYLOR, Mich. – A youth hockey game in Taylor involving the top-ranked team in the country ended with a score of 43-0, and it’s sparked a debate about who was in the wrong.
On Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, the Little Caesars 14U AAA team demolished the Belle Tire 14U AAA team at the Taylor Sportsplex.
According to MyHockeyRankings, the Little Caesars 14U team is ranked No. 1 nationally in its division, while the Belle Tire team is 301st.
For context, Little Caesars is 68-2 and Belle Tire is 1-44.
Since the blowout, debates like this one on Facebook are raging online, with some questioning the sportsmanship of running up the score and others arguing that it’s a consequence of playing competitive hockey. More than 1,000 people have commented on that post by The Detroit Line.
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