Girl dies from being hit by puck

**originalsix** · 03-19-2002, 04:21 PM

Last night's game in Columbus a 13 or 14 year old girl was hit with puck from a slap shot that sailed into the stands. She died from her injuries. Wow, what a shock! Don't think that has ever happened in the NHL before.

KC

ArmoredGirl · 03-19-2002, 05:59 PM

That is a shame, hopefully it won't happen again. Who was it that was taking the shot?

**originalsix** · 03-19-2002, 06:34 PM

Someday they'll put a plastic dome on the rink so that won't happen. Just like the bubble boys. They could bring it down like the cone of silence on Get Smart!

KC

ArmoredGirl · 03-19-2002, 06:37 PM

That probably will happen eventually, but how will we be able to throw the octopi on the ice then.

Tammy

**originalsix** · 03-20-2002, 07:58 AM

You will just have to splat them on top of the dome and hope they stick!

KC

**wingwop** · 03-20-2002, 08:11 AM

They'll end up raising the glass 10 feet or so.

ArmoredGirl · 03-20-2002, 09:48 AM

You know eventually they will have to enclose it, cause no matter how high they make it, it's gonna go over cause the players use the glass alot. Either that or start handing out helmets to the fans at least the ones in the lower part.
Tammy

**wingwop** · 03-20-2002, 03:31 PM

Really, they don't have to do anything. It's on the back of the ticket that the team, players and stadium are not responsible if anyone gets injured. It's too bad it had to kill a young girl going to a game for her birthday. It's a tragic freak accident. I'll be curious to see what if anything the league does in response.

ArmoredGirl · 03-20-2002, 04:08 PM

True, the poor girl didn't even make it to her birthday. I think they said it was either today or tomorrow. Almost 14 years old, I really feel for the whole family. I mean how do you get over something like this that is such a freak accident. I know people say God has weird ways of working but this is too much.

Tammy

**Cane Says** · 03-21-2002, 07:56 AM

America West Arena in Phoenix is the only NHL venue that also has netting to protect spectators, because of an overhang in a balcony.

“I think it’s reasonable to speculate that one of the many things that could happen soon is recommendations that could heighten awareness,” NHL spokesman Frank Brown said Wednesday.
He said there would be more warnings of the dangers of flying pucks in public address announcements and on scoreboards.

Lawyers say the disclaimers on the backs of tickets don’t absolve teams or venues.