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Former player for the Edmonton Oilers organization facing a serious suspension for fighting fans

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Tyler Ball
November 6, 2024  (8:15 PM)
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Professional hockey player Justin Pender fighting fans in the hallway to the dressing room after being ejected from a game in the AESHL.
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Today, a report revealed a disgusting act by a former member of an Edmonton Oilers affiliate team named Justin Pender during a game in the Avalon East Hockey League.

Today the hockey world has been shaken by an incident that involved former Bakersfield Condors player Justin Pender and a fan. The 36-year-old defenseman is currently playing in the AESHL (Avalon East Hockey League). During a recent game Justin Pender and the Clarenville Ford Caribous were playing the HGOE CeeBee Stars. The game was physical and ended up with both teams racking up a ton of penalties.

Eventually, Justin Pender was ejected from the game for a fight. As he was on his way back to the locker room Pender decided to taunt fans and even tried to fight a crowd of fans according to CBC News and CCTV footage.

The Oct. 26 game between the visiting Clarenville Ford Caribous and the host HGOE CeeBee Stars turned into a penalty-filled affair in the third period, with the CeeBees running up the score against their rivals.»

The tension spilled off the ice with less than 10 minutes remaining as one of the league's top players, Clarenville's Justin Pender, reacted violently to some taunting as he made his way to the dressing room after being ejected from the game.


The fight ended with Justin Pender being ejected from the arena. In the aftermath, Justin Pender was suspended for 3 games. It was also determined that the Mayor of the town where the game was played is considering banning both the fan and Justin Pender from the town going forward.

Pender has received a three-game suspension from league officials. Pender and one of the fans involved may also be banned from entering the town-owned arena, [Harbour Grace] Mayor Don Coombs confirmed on Monday." CBC News


During his professional hockey career, Jason Pender played 4 seasons in the ECHL. Two of those were spent with the Edmonton Oilers affiliate at the time the Bakersfield Condors. During his two years in the Oilers organization, Jason Pender tallied 21 points in 61 games and 92 penalty minutes.

It remains to be seen exactly what will happen with Jason Pender going forward but it seems pretty clear that his actions that night were unacceptable. One has to wonder if he now might end up being let go by the team to avoid any further issues like this from happening going forward.

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