Pittsburgh area hockey mom accused of assaulting teen referee after son's ejection

Hockey mom charged, banned from sports complex after confronting 16-year-old referee over call

The 38-year-old was angry over her son being removed from a game after he made a blindside hit on an opposing player.

Pittsburgh area hockey mom accused of assaulting teen referee after son's ejection

According to the criminal complaint, Andrea Bucci grabbed the 16-year-old by the shirt and used profanities toward him.

Woman gets accused of harrassing and assaulting a teenage ice hockey referee over a call at a youth hockey game at Robert Morris University Island Sports Center - Beaver County Radio

(File Photo of a Gavel) Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News (Pittsburgh, PA) According to officials, a woman is accused of harassing and assaulting a sixteen-year-old youth ice hockey referee over a call at Robert Morris University Island Sports Center. A youth hockey game happened on July 20th, 2025 there and thirty-eight-year-old Andrea Bucci got charges for being connected to the incident. Court documents state the Bucci grabbed the shirt …