ORONO, Maine — A large white banner with the University of New Hampshire’s Wildcats mascot and a large pink cardboard cutout of a male sex organ were confiscated from the student section at Friday night’s University of Maine men’s hockey game.
“The signs in question were confiscated when brought to the attention of UMaine event officials,” Margaret Nagle, UMaine spokeswoman, said Saturday. “Event officials were alerted and removed the signs within minutes of the start of the game.”
Even with the quick removal, images and a video of the inappropriate sign and the UNH mascot banner, which were made to interact by their holders, were posted on social media websites.
If the unsportsmanlike behavior had continued, the offending fan would have been expelled from the athletic facility, Nagle said. No one was expelled from Friday’s game, she said, adding that no other action is expected.
The Black Bears bested the Wildcats 6 to 4 in an action-packed game Friday night, and the two rival teams battle in their fourth and final game of the regular season Saturday night at the Whittemore Center on the UNH campus.