Fans Wear KKK Hoods in North Dakota State Hockey Game

Will these hockey fans who wore KKK hoods during a game be disciplined?

Controversy has rocked a high school state hockey game after young fans were spotted wearing Ku-Klux-Klan style robes in the crowd.

Pictures were uploaded onto Twitter from the North Dakota state hockey semi-final clash between the Red River High School, Grand Forks, and Davies High School, Fargo, at the Ralph Engelstad Arena on Friday, Fox News reports.

The three fans wearing the hoods were sitting in the Red River High School student section of the stadium and are now being investigated by the teachers at the public school.

According to a statement released today authorities have already identified the suspected students.

Onlookers expressed their shock at the scene and criticized the pictures and the students when they appeared online.

Shane Schuster, 19, a university student who attended the game told Fox: ‘I thought, ‘Are those KKK hoods?’ I couldn’t believe it. I was shocked.’

Hockey fans have long had the tradition of wearing all-white and it seems the students exploited it to sneak in the racist hoods and wear them for about 10 to 20 minutes.

They removed them before the second period.

The Grand Forks Public Schools athletics director, Mark Rerick, said: ‘After confirming the incident, we notified the administrators at Red River High School who immediately began their investigation.

‘To the best of my knowledge, the students have been identified by the Red River administrators who are continuing their investigation.’

The high school principal said today that the hoods were smuggled into the game and worn by the students immediately after Red River scored, ABC reported.