With 39 seconds remaining in the National Junior College Athletic Association championship game, an Erie Community College hockey player left the penalty box and went after a referee Sunday.

Freshman defenseman Brandon Day attacked the referee while his team was trailing 7-4 to Dakota College at Bottineau.

After the attack, officials decided to call the game, which AP reports is the end of the NJCAA hockey championship due to lack of competition.

Per a report by WKBW, Day was taken into custody and charged with assault for his attack.

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