NYPD and FDNY brawl during charity hockey game

A bench-clearing brawl broke out during a charity hockey game between New York City cops and firefighters on Sunday in Uniondale, LI.“It was reminiscent of the old-time Rangers-Flyers games in the mid-70s,” quipped an NYPD cop who was at the game at the Nassau Coliseum. “I was waiting for (legendary Philadelphia Flyers enforcer) Dave Schultz to come out on the ice.”The ugly scene erupted in the second period as referees struggled to control multiple, one-on-one fistacuffs. Sticks and gloves littered the ice during the disturbing incident.It was 3-3 when the second-period violence broke out. The NYPD eventually won 8-5.