The Joseph household had a memorable Friday evening as P.O. Joseph of the Pittsburgh Penguins and brother Mathieu Joseph, enjoying for the Ottawa Senators, confronted off for the primary time as NHL gamers. Mom and pop had been within the stands for the sport for the event, and as solely brothers can do, bought put in timeout collectively for roughhousing with one another.
Upon additional evaluate, it appeared that P.O. caught himself within the face together with his personal stick, and Mathieu ought to’ve skated freed from a excessive stick penalty. While that’s how issues ought to’ve transpired based on the principles of the sport, the legal guidelines of siblings deemed in any other case.
“I don’t know if they thought this is going to be funny or something that we’re both going to get a penalty at the same time,’’ Mathieu Joseph said. “But stuff happens. I’m sure my parents had a good laugh about it, but I didn’t think it was funny.’’
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It doesn’t matter whose fault it was. If I’ve learned anything from life with two siblings, it’s that intent or whose fault it is that doesn’t matter. If one sibling gets hurt while another is in close proximity, both get punished. It’s only fair, and good parents don’t give preferential treatment regardless of which child is the favorite son. (There’s always a favorite, and don’t let your parents tell you otherwise. There’s no greater lie than “We love you all equally.”)
I believe my favourite a part of the evening, aside from the dad and mom’ incredulous response to their boys heading towards the field, was the pregame photograph op that undoubtedly didn’t foreshadow the occasions.
Pittsburgh ended up successful, 4-1, however neither brother left the ice with the excessive floor. Seeing because the penalty was self-inflicted, possibly subsequent time the refs will allow them to out of the field as soon as they apologize to one another. I do know that’s the way it labored in my home.
The Josephs aren’t the primary siblings this occurred to. Keith and Wayne Primeau fought throughout a 1997 Buffalo Sabres-Hartford Whalers sport, and Brent and Rich Sutter had roughing penalties in opposition to one another in a 1992 Chicago Blackhawks-St. Louis Blues contest.