Fan killed at NHL game
Posted by Greg Berge
Fan killed at NHL game
Posted by: Greg Berge (---.ne.client2.attbi.com)
Date: March 20, 2002 03:44PM
Re: Fan killed at NHL game
Posted by: Jeff Hopkins '82 (---.airproducts.com)
Date: March 20, 2002 06:06PM
That's the reason they had a net strung up behind the goal at Lynah when I was there. Reportedly, a student was killed at a game in 77 or 78.
Re: Fan killed at NHL game
Posted by: Richard Stott (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: March 21, 2002 08:59AM
Jeff is right, a students was killed in the 1970s. As the Lynah Faithful's only martyr. it would be nice to honor him or her in some way.
Re: Fan killed at NHL game
Posted by: Keith K (---.lmco.com)
Date: March 21, 2002 01:10PM
Some rinks, esp. college have netting behind the goal. At one point I heard some folks suggesting that there should be netting around the whole ice to keep pucks in. (Maybe Air Force did this or was going to?) But netting obstructs the view, no matter how fine it is. I would hate to have to sit behind the net. And that's why the NHL is unlikely to ever do that - it's hard to charge $200 for seats that have the view obstructed, even by a fine mesh.
What happened is a terrible tragedy. I don't mean to diminish the fact that a young girl lost her life. I just hope we don't see the typical over-reaction to this kind of event.
What happened is a terrible tragedy. I don't mean to diminish the fact that a young girl lost her life. I just hope we don't see the typical over-reaction to this kind of event.
Re: Fan killed at NHL game
Posted by: Greg Berge (---.ne.client2.attbi.com)
Date: March 21, 2002 01:14PM
It's the first fan fatality at an NHL game (according to the NHL anyway), which if you figure the total attendance in NHL history probably makes being an unprotected puck target a safer proposition than leaving your house each morning.
None of which diminishes the tragedy, of course.
None of which diminishes the tragedy, of course.
Re: Fan killed at NHL game
Posted by: CowbellGuy (---.biotech.cornell.edu)
Date: March 21, 2002 01:20PM
The rink at New Roc City (*sigh*) where Iona plays has netting all the way around. Very irritating. But they do have 2 enclosed bars overlooking the rink. Hard to beat that.
Re: Fan killed at NHL game
Posted by: cmoberg (---.pivot.net)
Date: March 22, 2002 10:15AM
Yes, a Cornell Student (Chris Black) was killed by a puck at Lynah in 76/77. I was at the game.
Chris
Chris
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