Everyone poops. The real separation comes in how each person elects to use that ability.
Gross, I know, but so is what one Boston-area hockey player elected to do after he got ejected from a game following a fight.
Zung Nguyen, a 37-year-old playing in the New England Senior Hockey League, reportedly defecated in his opponent's glove after the two traded blows. The story came to light because Nguyen's bio on the league website reads, "Player kicked out of league for defecating in opponent's glove following a fight on the ice."
That's enough to pique anyone's interest, and is actually the story in a nutshell. Fortunately, though, Deadspin dug a little deeper, much to the delight of myself and everyone else who was left scratching their heads.
Nguyen, who plays for Rogue Squadron, reportedly dropped the mitts with the Young Guns' Dave Bermingham after Bermingham tried to poke the puck free as Nguyen had it pinned up against the boards. Bermingham received a few butt ends from Nguyen's stick, which led to the bout during what was an intense game, given the two teams' battle atop the standings.
After the fight, per league rules, the two combatants were reportedly ejected, at which point Nguyen hurled Bermingham's glove over the glass into an empty section of the stands. But rather than each player hitting the showers then hitting the bricks, the action was just picking up.
Nguyen reportedly came back out of the locker room following the start of the second period in order to retrieve his opponent's glove. He then brought it over to a semi-secluded area of the arena and defecated in it, before eventually returning it to its original spot.
According to Deadspin, Bermingham's teammates noticed Nguyen squatting over in the corner, but didn't think anything of it.
Bermingham reportedly then emerged from the locker room to retrieve the glove — which was brand new — later in the period. He stuck his hand inside and discovered the surprise.
Shocked, and one would imagine extremely angry, Bermingham returned to the locker room. And one of his teammates speculates that Bermingham needed to get out of there or he "would have killed the guy."
Bermingham's Young Guns reportedly received a forfeit win following the rather disturbing incident, and Nguyen ended up getting banned from the league for life. In their first game following the bizarre scene, Nguyen's team passed a hat around in order to buy Bermingham a gift card for a sporting goods store.
Nice ending to an otherwise crappy story.
