![]() "Large crowds gather to watch because everyone's reading it on Facebook."įour police officers and a dog were brought over from Darwin to assistance local officers after the fighting escalated and involved weapons. "As soon as something happens, it's on Facebook or Divas Chat, it spreads, and people in Darwin end up involved," he said. The fights were aggravated by posts on social media, Sergeant Downie said. Northern Territory police believe the fighting was sparked by an incident at a Darwin football club and then continued once the youths came back to the community. Up to 80 youths as young as eight were involved in fights in late April that continued over four days during the community's sacred Yam Festival. Darwin police brought in to assist local officers The community has settled down and it's good to see that we're getting the number of kids back into the schools," he said. Wurrumiyanga police Sergeant Steve Downie said the "whole community" meeting indicated the seriousness of the fighting and demonstrated that it needed immediate attention. ![]() "We want parents to take more responsibility their children because school is compulsory." "We try and support our kids to step up and give our children an opportunity to be responsible in their community. "It's not good for the community or the school here," he said. ![]() The Penguins won 4-2.The community has settled down and it's good to see that we're getting the number of kids back into the schools. Pittsburgh, PA, USA Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Steve Downie (23) checks Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Jonathan Drouin (27) during the third period at the CONSOL Energy Center. Want to stay updated on all things Pittsburgh Penguins? Pens Labyrinth has you covered! Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest. With grit, determination, and skill he did just that on Monday night. Steve Downie was enlisted by Jim Rutherford in the off season to help the Penguins win the tough hockey games. It’s funny, because a fight usually comes easy for Downie. If only he could have picked himself a fight, he would have registered a Gordie Howe hat trick. In the third period, he fed a beautiful pass to the point for defenseman, Brian Dumoulin to notch his first NHL goal. In the second period, he alertly drove to the net, scoring a goal off of a rebound. He helped establish a much needed net presence. He was an enforcer, coming to the aid of his teammates. ![]() Needless to say, this style of play is right in the wheelhouse of a guy like Steve Downie.įor the remainder of the game, Downie did it all. Taking a page out of Washington’s playbook, the Penguins went to the body and made a concerted effort to deprive the Lightning skaters of time and space. The next two periods were all Pittsburgh, as Mike Johnston decided to have his team get rough with Tampa Bay. After all, just Saturday night, the Lightning had their puck possession scheme completely disrupted by the physical play of the Washington Capitals. Fortunately, on this night, Fleury was up to the challenge, performing brilliantly in goal, taking his team into the locker room with he game still intact. ![]() Indeed, it looked as though they were on the verge of breaking the game wide open as they continued to pepper Penguins’ goalie, Marc-Andre Fleury with a multitude of tremendous scoring chances. The Lightning, an up tempo, puck possession team, used their skill and speed to get the better of the Penguins in the first period. Without Sidney Crosby in the lineup for the third straight game, the Penguins needed their role players to step up an make an impact, and Downie did just that, contributing to the win in every conceivable way.ĭownie, who played over 200 games in a Lightning uniform, wasn’t kind to his former teammates, registering a team-leading six hits, including a bone-jarring check that absolutely flattened Tampa Bay winger, Jonathan Drouin as he carelessly drifted into the slot. Pittsburgh Penguins’ right winger, Steve Downie, had perhaps his best overall game of the season in Monday night’s 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. ![]()
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