NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas -- Former Texas Rangers outfielder Pete Incaviglia has been cited for assault by threat after a confrontation at his son's youth hockey game.

According to a complaint filed by another parent, Incaviglia stood up and began shouting obscenities and threatening another child on the ice after a play involving his 10-year-old son last month at a North Richland Hills ice rink.

Larry Irving, spokesman for the North Richland Hills Police Department, said Incaviglia, 36, was mailed a citation for the incident. He has the option to pay the fine or contest it in court.

Incaviglia did not return calls Tuesday. However, a coach for his son's team said the incident was initiated when the coach from the other team told his players to hit.

"(Incaviglia's son) was hit very hard in the back," said coach Eric Boyer. "Pete came over and in a very loud, aggressive manner said 'get control of your players and get control of them now.'

"The coach was so shaken that Pete -- who is a good-sized man -- yelled at him. He turned around and started yelling."

Boyer says Incaviglia then helped his son off the ice.

Incaviglia was banned from coaching in the Blue Line Hockey Association after a run-in with a referee last November, said Craig Hutchins, the association's general manager.

Hutchins is conducting an internal investigation into the latest incident.

The confrontation followed a highly publicized incident in Boston where a youth hockey game argument among parents turned deadly, with a parent pummeled to death by another hockey father.

Hutchins said violence in youth sports has spurred the youth hockey league to require all parents to sign a code of conduct.

Incaviglia, who played 12 seasons in the major leagues, had a short-lived comeback this year when he played nine games with the Nashua Pride of the independent Atlantic League. He was just 6-for-27 (.222) with three doubles, one home run and one RBI.

In his major league career that began in Texas from 1986-90, Incaviglia had a .246 career batting average with 206 homers and 655 RBI. He later played for Philadelphia, starting in left field for the Phillies during the 1993 World Series, Baltimore, the New York Yankees and Detroit.