The Internet video shows a good portion of Saturday's brawl between the Coquitlam and Nanaimo Intermediate 'A' lacrosse teams.
Only it doesn't divulge exactly who and what ignited it.
The game was called after a wild second-period, bench-clearing donnybrook occurred with Coquitlam holding a commanding 15-4 lead over the host islanders.
"The unfortunate part of the video is it doesn't give whole clips of the timeline and how it was precipitated," Garrett Ungaro, vice-president of the Adanacs Junior and Intermediate teams, told The Tri-City News on the phone Tuesday.
Ungaro called the fight "shocking to say the least," especially featuring a pair of teams that house elite players aged 16 and 17.
"Intermediate 'A' ball is a very skilled and competitive level," Ungaro said. "If those [brawls] were to happen, I would have guessed they would have at a lower-calibre [of play]."
Ungaro said given the lopsided score in Coquitlam's favour at the time of the rhubard, the reports he's received are that "a very frustrated Nanaimo team" took liberties to try to make amends.
The B.C. Lacrosse Association investigated the incident and, later Tuesday, the Nanaimo Daily News reported B.C. Intermediate 'A' league commissioner Gene Regier came down hard on both teams and handed out a total of 15 suspensions, although he wouldn't disclose to whom exactly and for how long.
"We treat these infrequent incidents very seriously," BCLA vice-president Ron McQuarrie said in a press release. "We are treating this matter very seriously and apologize to all those involved in lacrosse for the black eye this has given our great sport.
"Both teams involved have said publicly that they regret the actions of their players."
