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As a Boston Bruins defenceman, he famously pulled off a spectator’s shoe and slapped him with it.Now a hockey dad and fiery Hockey Night in Canada commentator, Mike Milbury is accused of grabbing, shaking and threatening a 12-year-old player after a peewee game in the Massachusetts town of Brookline last week.Milbury, 59, a former NHL player, coach and executive, faces charges of assault and battery on a child, threats to commit a crime and disorderly conduct, Brookline police said Friday.“Mike Milbury denies any allegations that there was an assault of any kind,” lawyer Daniel Rabinovitz said in a statement.

“He simply intervened in an altercation between his son and an opposing player.“No one was struck, no one was injured, and no one was threatened.”CBC Sports and NBC Sports have both announced that Milbury will not appear on their networks while he addresses the allegations.“CBC Sports spoke with Mike late this afternoon,” said spokesman Chuck Thompson.“After a good discussion we both decided that he won’t be part of Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts while he focuses on his personal situation,” Thompson said.The incident took place on Dec. 9 at the Jack Kirrane Ice Skating Rink, where the Boch Blazers faced off against the Boston Jr. Blackhawks in an outdoor exhibition match known as the Winter Classic.