A few bumps of the noggin, some bruises and a rueful TTC employee. That’s the result of a ceremonial puck drop mishap that turned photo op into shambolic flop when city councillors and transit bigwigs were sent sprawling on the ice at a charity hockey game on Saturday.

The venue was the east end’s Ted Reeve Arena, where the Toronto Transit Commission held its annual charity matchup of employees versus NHL alumni.

Speaking with the Star Monday, Mary-Margaret McMahon recounted the scene. “It was quite the kerfuffle. We were like dominoes,” said the Beaches-East York councillor.

To partake in the ceremonial puck drop, McMahon walked out to centre ice on a red carpet, accompanied by officials including TTC CEO Andy Byford, Kevin Morton of the Amalgamated Transit Union and TTC chair Karen Stintz, who brought along her two kids. As a TTC employee skated over for the faceoff, he hit a rut and lost control, said McMahon. Suddenly, she found herself in a heap on the ice, alongside Stintz and her kids, Byford and another TCC employee.

“We were all shocked, and then Councillor Stinz’s daughter was crying,” said McMahon. The young girl was bleeding after she bumped her head on the ice, and a paramedic on the scene had a look at her, said McMahon.

Stintz’s office declined to comment on the wipeout, other than to say that the councillor’s daughter is in good shape.

As for the TTC hockey player who knocked down his own boss, McMahon said he was “over-the-top apologetic” after the game.

“Everyone’s fine,” she said. “Now it’s just comical.”

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