Rowdy fan punches woman hard and knocks her to the ground during nasty hockey brawl in Arizona

A violent fight took place at Arizona's Mullett Arena during the NHL Coyotes' 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins (Screenshot from Twitter/@PeteBlackburn)
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TEMPE, ARIZONA: Several supporters got into a shoving brawl during a hockey game on Friday, December 9, which escalated into swings and vicious punches being thrown. Videos of the major altercation that occurred at Arizona's Mullett Arena during the NHL Coyotes' 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins were posted online and quickly went viral.

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One man was observed striking a woman hard enough to knock her to the ground as the brawl grew more violent to the point where other people ended up sliding over the seats. The impact caused her to fall a few rows, but she stood back up right away. A policeman could be seen monitoring the fight before other officers ran over to intervene. One of the officers attempted to break up the chaos before he was also thrown into the rails. The violent brawl appeared to come to an end as more officers arrived on the scene.

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Several Twitter users reacted to the horrific altercation, with one writing, "Terrible. The dude punched that women and dropped her. I hope she pressed charges against him. There is no reason for this type of behavior."

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Someone else tweeted, "Kudos to the linebacker cop at about 28 seconds in who dives over the top of the pile." An individual who uploaded a video of the incident wrote, "Sister and her boyfriend were at the game 2 rows behind and got this video."

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Arizona State University Police stated that one unknown person was arrested for aggravated assault, and five anonymous people were cited for disorderly conduct after fighting as a result of the event. 

The Arizona Coyotes defeated the Boston Bruins on Friday night as Lawson Crouse scored his second goal with 13.5 seconds left in the third period. The winning goal helped the Coyotes snap a 19-game losing streak against the Bruins.

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Jeremy Swayman #1 of the Boston Bruins saves a shot from Nick Ritchie #12 of the Arizona Coyotes during the second period at TD Garden on October 15, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

The Coyotes played at Mullett Arena for the first time since November 3 after returning from a 14-game road trip. Josh Brown's goal 23 seconds into the game gave them a fantastic lead, and Nick Schmatz's goal in the third quarter gave them a 3-2 advantage. Nick Foligno's power-play goal for the NHL-leading Bruins with 5 1/2 minutes remaining leveled the score, but the Coyotes won it in the waning seconds after an icing was ruled to be off.

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