Ice Hockey Puck Hits Fan

A fan in the stands at detroit s joe louis arena during the red wings 5 1 win over the colorado avalanche was beaned in the face by a puck that found its way through the teeny tiny little camera.

Ice hockey puck hits fan. One fan was made very aware of it on monday in philadelphia. It was the first and currently only fan fatality in the nhl s history. Ice hockey requires a hard disk of vulcanized rubber. Give the kid back the puck.

When hit hard enough a hockey. 3 min read march 21 2002 the death of a young hockey fan who died after being hit by a puck monday shocked sports fans across the country. Vancouver canucks winger elias pettersson is known for his quick shot. Hockey fans call foul duration.

The fan who was first struck by the puck did not require hospitalization a league official said. The tragedy has been called a freak accident by many but one study says pucks hit spectators all of the time. Some pucks are heavier or lighter than standard see below pucks are often marked with silkscreened team or league logos on one or both faces. Nhl spectators are warned.

As the canucks warmed up for their game against the flyers. Brittanie nichole cecil march 20 1988 march 18 2002 was a hockey fan who died from injuries suffered when a puck was deflected into the stands and struck her in the left temple at nationwide arena in columbus ohio on march 16 2002. While brittanie s death was the first case of a fan killed by a puck at an nhl game there have been three similar deaths at minor league or amateur games since 1979. Fan hit by hockey puck william landgraf.

Abc news 105 489 views. A standard ice hockey puck is black 1 inch 25 mm thick 3 inches 76 mm in diameter and weighs between 5 5 and 6 ounces 156 and 170 g.