Man With Desk next To Al Dukes
03-19-2002, 09:56 AM
This is unreal, I never thought this would happen, Im gonna have to buy a goalie mask before tonight's ranger game....
reprinted without permission CNN.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A teenage girl hit in the head by a puck at an
NHL game has died, hospital officials said Tuesday.
Brittanie Cecil, 13, died Monday night, Children's Hospital said.
The girl was struck by a shot early in the Columbus Blue Jackets' 3-1
victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.
"Our fans mean the world to us," Doug MacLean, Blue Jackets general
manager, said. "This loss has profound effect on the entire Blue
Jackets family."
It is believed to be the first death of a fan hit by a puck at an NHL
game.
Witnesses said the shot by the Blue Jackets' Espen Knutsen flew over
the high glass at the west end of the rink, glanced off another
spectator and hit the girl on the head.
NHL spokesman Frank Brown said Tuesday he could not recall any other
fan killed by a puck.
He said one NHL player died from injuries suffered in a game. Bill
Masterton died Jan. 15, 1968, days after falling.
Teams warn spectators over the public-address system about pucks
flying into the crowd. They also place warnings on scoreboards and on
the back of each ticket.
Although rare, spectators have been killed and seriously injured at
hockey games, particularly in the low minor leagues and the amateur
ranks, where the glass is not as high around the rink.
A 21-year-old Canadian man died on March 5, 2000, after being struck
by a shot that flew into the crowd during a South East Manitoba Hockey
League game between Altona and Carman a week earlier.
A 9-year-old girl died in 1979 after being hit in the forehead during
another Canadian game.
In 1984, a 10-year-old boy in Spokane, Wash., was killed when hit with
a puck while watching an exhibition game between the Spokane Eagles
and Spokane Chiefs.
"Thousands of fucking dollars worth of equipment to get a little god damn reverb, REVERB!!!!"
B.Springsteen
reprinted without permission CNN.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A teenage girl hit in the head by a puck at an
NHL game has died, hospital officials said Tuesday.
Brittanie Cecil, 13, died Monday night, Children's Hospital said.
The girl was struck by a shot early in the Columbus Blue Jackets' 3-1
victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.
"Our fans mean the world to us," Doug MacLean, Blue Jackets general
manager, said. "This loss has profound effect on the entire Blue
Jackets family."
It is believed to be the first death of a fan hit by a puck at an NHL
game.
Witnesses said the shot by the Blue Jackets' Espen Knutsen flew over
the high glass at the west end of the rink, glanced off another
spectator and hit the girl on the head.
NHL spokesman Frank Brown said Tuesday he could not recall any other
fan killed by a puck.
He said one NHL player died from injuries suffered in a game. Bill
Masterton died Jan. 15, 1968, days after falling.
Teams warn spectators over the public-address system about pucks
flying into the crowd. They also place warnings on scoreboards and on
the back of each ticket.
Although rare, spectators have been killed and seriously injured at
hockey games, particularly in the low minor leagues and the amateur
ranks, where the glass is not as high around the rink.
A 21-year-old Canadian man died on March 5, 2000, after being struck
by a shot that flew into the crowd during a South East Manitoba Hockey
League game between Altona and Carman a week earlier.
A 9-year-old girl died in 1979 after being hit in the forehead during
another Canadian game.
In 1984, a 10-year-old boy in Spokane, Wash., was killed when hit with
a puck while watching an exhibition game between the Spokane Eagles
and Spokane Chiefs.
"Thousands of fucking dollars worth of equipment to get a little god damn reverb, REVERB!!!!"
B.Springsteen