Neal Bobys was the unfortuante fan who was hit by the stray puck. He's going to have one nasty scar and a crazy story to tell hockey fans. wset.com/sports/content/life-long-capitals-fan-hit-by-puck-at-capital-one-tells-his-story
I just watched that and oh my gosh, What a great guy!!! What a story too! Of all people to get hit lol It’s not funny he got hit obviously, but ya can’t not smile hearing him tell how he got to be a Hockey fan! I can’t believe the Puck that hit him was the only one left not in his collection lol He seems like a pretty awesome guy, amazing attitude too! Thank you for sharing that!
They got BETTER Medical care at the game then if they went to the Emergency room :) When I was involved in the AHL the person would go to the home teams locker room where the Dr's would look at them and stitch them up if needed and/or they would go to the emergency room if they wanted. That was quite a while back. Today because of lawsuits they may have to go to the emergency room after being checked out at the arena.
@@cmonflamesgoodshorts First off simmer down cujo, you ain't hard so quit acting like it on the damn internet. Second people were laughing at the commentator fucking up his words not the fan being hit by the puck. Check yourself before you wreck yourself kid, I think it's time for you to get off the internet and go to bed, prick.
@@rulinghabs only scumbag Montreal fans like you think to not help someone because of the jersey they’re wearing! Enjoy your lottery pick this year, too!!
They paused because they need to make sure that if the fan had to be taken away by ambulance, there would still be one ambulance at the arena. NHL rules stipulate that play cannot continue unless an ambulance is on standby at the arena.
You gotta feel for McNabb too. He must have felt absolutely awful. But I always love how hockey players and fans come together during something like that. No sport like it!
@@casmatt99 Well, if you want to be extremely technical, it does make a difference, frozen pucks have more velocity and less elasticity, meaning they move faster and more straight when wired off a stick.
@@ScoobieSwisher7413 velocity is dependent on the acceleration exerted on the puck. A cold puck is less elastic and thus does not transfer as much of the kinetic energy from the stick. It's the same reason a golf ball travels further on a warm day than a cold one.
I just love Hockey! The fans, the Referees, Linesmen, players, announcers, everyone is so into this sport. But it is also a community. The fans make it so.
Poor lady . Before People are gonna say always keep eye on puck but it happens …you in a crowd enjoying the game and socializing and it happen so quick after puck drop so it’s easy to let guard down
Exactly. You can't exactly control where things go at a game for any sport if you think about it. Hopefully the fan is ok. That's why I like hockey. The players are classy like that and care for their fans and were patiently waiting to make sure that fan was ok before continuing play. That's how it's done other sports!!! Learn from hockey players.
Yeah, but at the same point, it's not like every single arena tells you several times before and during the game that pucks and sticks may exit the rink and into the stands and to be aware. Maybe that soda doesn't need to leave your hand till AFTER the whistle. Maybe check your phone only at intermissions. You are there for the game, to support your team, not play RAID while puck is in play because you got bored. Don't bring a book to read because your family dragged you to the game. Maybe pay attention and try to learn what they enjoy. You never know, you might just start liking it too. Not to mention, swag makes easy gift ideas. Just be more aware of your surroundings.
@@ThePsycoScout You might have about 3 seconds max of time to react regardless of whether you’re paying attention to your surroundings or not. Just looking at another player for a split second can take your eye off long enough to not react in time. Simply assuming the person hurt wasn’t paying attention to their surroundings is just nonsense.
Once both me and my gramps were hit by pucks in the same OHL game. Man it sucks but we got free tickets and the team signed a couple mini sticks while the game was going.
@@nathanmackinnon7405 Seperate pucks but both were deflected off of Dan Cloutier, never forget that name. I got it way worse than gramps, not a fun night for me mum lol.
@@MrMeadfoot It was quite common in this arena, 20 years ago. The Guelph Storms original arena wasn't built for an OHL team and the glass was extremely low. The section my family always sat in was prime target for flying pucks especially if the goalie was left handed. I can remember a few other people around me getting rocked when I was a kid.
I've been broadcasting in minor pro hockey for 8 years now, my rookie season I got hit in the face by a puck during warmups when I looked away from the ice for just a split second, shattered my nose and I lost a good amount of blood to the point of almost passing out. Didn't want to leave and I tried to stay to call the game anyway but they made me go to the hospital anyway. Sure enough, they had to delay the game by 15 minutes because the ambulance that was there for the game was the one that transported me and they had to wait for another one to show up. Still one of my favorite stories of my career to date! Hope the fan that was hit recovers completely and can look back at this the way I did after it happened to me. Love the show of respect from the crowd and players!
@@salisburythefox8324 My best friend got hit in the head with a battle axe while we were drinking and goofing off. It is our favorite story to tell when anyone asks about his scar. He literally had no idea his head was split open. He was like "What? I feel fine!" then looked in the mirror and off the the hospital in an ambulance... "I fell down" is what he told the doctor (and police) LOL!!!
We were at a Johnstown Chiefs game probably 25 years ago and a puck came flying into the stands and was heading right for my brothers head who would have been around 7 at the time, and my dad saw it and stuck his hand out and blocked it from hitting him. The next day his hand was completely black and blue but it might have saved my brothers life. The worst part about it is that the puck bounced into some older lady's lap who was sitting in front of us and she kept it!!
Classiest thing I’ve seen in a long while! Good on the Caps and officials to delay play until the fan was cared for! And Brayden McNabb, good on you for checking in as well ... all around, the best part of Old Time Hockey... cheers to everyone involved!
Might wanna pay attention to the entire sentence and not take that out of context... "If she were taken off, the fan who was hit, with the ambulance then they would've had to stop play"
@@pretzelhunt once again you have no understanding of CONTEXT CLUES. I was quoting the video, not arguing what happened in the video that you clearly didn't pay attention to
@@noahdecoteau6381 Ah it's Noah the Nazi... of Grammar. Sorry: "the fan who was hit with the ambulance.." same context- different capitalization, Grammarkommadar Decoteau. Your parents would be so proud with your service. Das Kapital! Das Kapital! Context is not your friend..
I hope that fan gets a special visit by a Caps player. That would be a nice gesture seeing this fan (and whoever else came with) have to miss some of the game.
i was there for this and it was terrifying sitting there not knowing if the person was okay. the entire crowd’s reaction after the fan was able to get up and out was really heartwarming
Agreed, except DeBoer who seemed to be mad that they halted play while the fan was being taken care of, which if he was mad about that then he really is a real dickhead.
I was an usher for the St Louis Blues (and Cardinals) back in the early 80's, Arena and Checkerdome era. We would take the fans to the medical room under the stands when hit by a puck. My white shirt had many a bloodstain.
I almost got hit with a puck once. I was seated right behind the net at a Vancouver/Anaheim game and during their warmups one came flying over and landed at my feet. Looked up to see the players staring at me wide-eyed. I just yelled “I’m okay!” and they looked really relieved. I hope this lady makes a speedy recovery!
Brings back memories sitting in row E behind the goal at Cap Centre. There was no netting at the time, puck took off my promotional capitals hat by lawnboy, Some may remember that hat. I turned around to see the guy behind me with no teeth, puck hit him in the mouth. Year later girl dies in Tampa sitting behind the goal, up came the nettings.
The second ambulance is a perfect policy. I was hurt at an auto racing event as a child (no memory of it) and there was only one ambulance. They couldn't resume the races until another ambulance arrived after I was taken to the hospital
This can be incredibly dangerous. I remember a couple cases of people dying before the nets went up. Even at mid ice, a solid clearing shot could do some serious damage. Hope this dude is alright
I recall A few years ago, when Kevin Fiala was still with Nashville…he had a wipeout and went straight and fast into the end board, leg extended. Scary sight…they got him medical attention quickly but since there was only one ambulance at the arena, and that one soon had him in it, they had to wait for another one to arrive before play could resume. It was a playoff game.
That happened to a senior at an ohl game I was at puck hit her in the face they were gone half way through the 2nd period paramedics didn't show up till the end of the period
@@iankelly488 so 10 minute response seems about right? Lol and if you have ever been in a large arena you know it takes a while to get around and even finding the right access point is difficult!
@@WaddickLawnCare I was at at game between oakville blades and Burlington cougars where aan oakville player passed out from a open ice hit when he got to tunnel half way through the 3rd still no ambulance after the game
Someone who was a few rows away said it was a guy and he’s apparently fine, though the gash he got from this was apparently deep enough to see bone, pretty unpleasant feeling I imagine.
When I was a young kid at my older brothers game, my dad left the stands to the concession and told me to be careful of flying pucks, while he was gone the lady right infront of me got smacked in the face with a flying puck.
I remember sitting in the blues at the old Maple Leaf Gardens and a lady got hit in the forehead with a puck she then slumped forward and smashed her mouth on the railing. It was quite traumatic to see for an 8 year old kid. She was stitched up and back at the next game in her seasons seats mind you with a very bruised face.
Great job by the refs to pause the game til the fan was able to go for more care. McNabb felt so bad, you could see if on his face. The stick taps and applause were great, too! Hopefully the fan is healing well!
I got hit in the head by a puck when I was at an OHL game when I was 12. I blacked out twice, went to hospital and got stitched up. Still have the puck...and a scar.
I know he had a bunch of people in his face and a towel up there also but all things considered, it looks like he kept pretty calm! Hey he is a hockey fan shit he might have gotten stitched up and back watching the game by the next period!
Don Cherry took a lot of heat about 20 years ago when he made a comment about a women getting hit in the face with a puck while she was knitting at the game. He said" don't bring your knitting to a hockey game, or you'll take a puck to the face" lol
Pay attention! Back in the day, even during warmup, people had to WATCH THE PLAY. Pre-netting, you had to watch during warmups with the number of puck flying into the stands.
Nice to see that the ref and the players acknowledged the injured fan. It seems to me that there the right actions were taken and a genuine concern for the injured fan. When you go to the games they tell you to keep your eyes open and pay attention. It’s very very rare that you will get a flying puck coming your way but you want to be watching the play in case the puck leaves the rink.
My dad caught a puck with his teeth when he was a teen, knocked the front 6 out of his mouth. He wore a denture the rest of his life. Of course, he was old school, and playing goalie without a mask, so there is that.
@@volsla2891 speaking as a minor hockey fan. I can definitely attest to that, Seen quite a few people nailed in the head or shoulder during play. I got hit in the head during warmup one time
At Staples Center in LA, they always put a warning up on the videoboards during pregame and intermissions, asking fans to please be alert at all times. The Public Address Announcer will also warn fans too. Perhaps also a reason why they do not allow fans to enter the seating area while play is going on. I'm sure they do that at other arenas too.
@@volsla2891 yeah you don't have much time to react at that speed. Maybe enough time to put your arms up and protect your face. You'll still injure your arms. I know from experience. I got hit in the stomach with a baseball at Dodger Stadium. I had almost no time to react from that.
I remember about 20 years ago a girl got hit by a puck at a Jackets game and died, I always remembered that, that's why they put netting up, as a result of that tragedy, always scary when someone gets hit by a puck
During warm-ups at a ECHL game a puck hit the crossbar and flew up over the safety netting and landed right on my hand making my beer explode everywhere on everybody . Wasn't much pain involved because most the momentum was gone but the impact was felt fersure . Hope they're alright
Seen too many of those happen sitting in the lower level... one time similar play the puck ends up going over my head but ends up landing on the step next to me( i had an end seat) that was because it hit the person directly behind me in the face... i gave the puck to them as they were on their way to get repairs
Had this happen at an AHL game. Had my head turned away from the play and took a clearing shot at probably 80+ straight to the dome. Instantly KO'd and I woke up in the trainer's room. I still have a dent from the edge because it was a fresh frozen puck and those things are hard AF. Gotta keep your eye on the puck 🤷♂️
@@donziperk LoL I'm old. I've been to games and sat behind the goalie before there was a spectator screen. You definately watched the game back then or you could lose teeth.
I remember watching the Washington Chiefs play at Uline Arena (Washington Coliseum) back in the from 1969- 1972s. There was no glass on the side boards only a metal fence behind the net and up to the bottom of the face off circle. A kid sitting next to me got hit in the head with a stick. He and his father left the game and low and behold a puck landed in his seat a few minutes later. Of course you could get 5 or 6 pucks easily during warm-ups each game. Those were interesting times Old School Hockey!
Let’s hope that fan makes a full recovery! On the other hand, The Washington Capitals should pay for any medical bill expenses. Such as the ambulance ride and the hospital emergency room visit. I’m not a lawyer. I’m not sure how the whole medical and legal side of things play out if a fan gets injured by a puck or a baseball?
It's pretty cool watching the players and fans applaud the injured fan the same way they all do for an injured player. One more thing that sets hockey apart.
In the 90’s, before the netting was a thing, we would go to Sabres games and intentionally sit many rows up behind the goalie & try to catch shot deflections that came up. Two rules: Pay attention, and bring a baseball glove. Great memories.
I go to jrA games I bring my helmet just cause where the door is for the team to go in and out my so called friend keeps the door open when pucks go flying I tell him to close it he just goes 🖕 to me
That happened during my first Buffalo Sabres game against Detroit back when I was a kid. Probably around 1992. Back in the old Aud. It was a old lady few rows below me. She took it in the nose and was knocked out
I remember a couple years ago, myself and my girlfriend and her friend were at a Junior A game in London, Ontario. My girlfriend and her friend were constantly talking through the game and I told them they have to pay attention or they might get hit by a puck, they just laughed at me. Halfway through the second period I got up to go get a beer and when I got back, sure enough my girlfriend got hit in the chest, when I was gone. They didn’t speak another word for the rest of the game. A bad bruise and luckily nothing broken