Rangers Fan's Wife: Bystanders Should Have Called 9-1-1

WOODBRIDGE, N.J. - We've been covering the brawl that broke out between Flyers fans and Rangers fans outside a famous South Philly cheesesteak stand after Monday's Winter Classic.

Now, we're hearing from the wife of one of the Rangers fans in the video, which was posted on YouTube.

Slideshow: Flyers Fans Beat Rangers Fans

One of those Rangers fans serves his New Jersey community as a police officer.

His wife told FOX's Sharon Crowley she can't believe that bystanders would let people attack her husband without calling 9-1-1.

Maria and Neal Auricchio married a two years ago. They now have a newborn son.

Neal Auricchio, an Iraq war veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart after being shot, now works as a Woodbridge, N.J., police officer.

Monday he was off-duty when he and a buddy put on New York Rangers Jersey's and went to Winter Classic Game in Philadelphia. The fight happened after the game, outside of Geno's Steaks.

Three Fans dressed in Flyers jerseys punch Auricchio to the ground. He tries to stand and then is punched out again.

All the while, the local crowd in South Philadelphia appears to be cheering the fight on.

"When he had gotten home there, there was just blood on his face. I couldn't really tell if there were cuts or anything. He went to the hospital and he did get stitches in his right cheek and in his head," Maria Auricchio said.

She didn't want her face shown, and she said she can't bear to watch the YouTube video her husband getting beaten up.

"I haven't looked at the video. I just can't stomach it," she said. "I think I'm most upset about the fact that there was so many people around and nobody one called 9-1-1 for help. They videotaped it, but nobody called for help. And that bothers me."

Philadelphia police have manipulated the You Tube video hoping someone will come forward and identify the man wearing the No. 28 Flyers jersey.

Woodbridge police are also investigating. When asked if it was wise wearing a rival jersey into enemy territory when Philadelphia is well known to have aggressive fans, the chief defended his officer.

"You should be able to wear whatever jersey you want and feel safe and comfortable no matter where you are," the Woodbridge police chief said.

South Philadelphia detectives said there have been no arrests in this case, so far. They are still hoping somebody will come forward with the names of the guys in the Flyers jerseys seen on the YouTube video.

ESPN.com is reporting that a Philadelphia man who posted on his Facebook page that he had taken part in the fight, then said his friends were involved, then deleted his account, was interviewed and later released. A source told the website that the man's comments were only a prank.