What is this craziest, funniest, and/or most memorable thing you've seen or heard happen at a hockey game?

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Haha, this is pretty funny: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzUkvJeOwmY
The streaker story:
http://www.sportsline.com/nhl/story/5811779
The expressions on people's faces are priceless:
http://www.dearmitt.com/images/sub_fast_items/streakCal.jpg

Anyway, nothing too exciting ever happens when I go to games. For God's sake, I've only witnessed one NHL fight live!

I guess my thing was from a Pens/Devils game this season, when a girl in a sparkly hat got clocked with a promotional mouse pad that was thrown short (it was meant to land on the ice, in protest of the calls the refs were making). Oh relax, it was only a mousepad; she was fine. Lol.

Stories, anyone?

Aww, typo in the question. That sucks. I meant:

"What is THE craziest, funniest..."

Not "this".

- AMDD - HAHA, a friend and I were watching one of the Sens/Sabres games last season and they showed a crazy lot of you Sabres fans watching the game at HSBC on the big screen and we SWORE there was this guy amongst the crowd twirling his SHORTS or BOXERS around over his head! Now I know we probably weren't mistaken!
And yes...
- LITY - LOL. Heard that story! I remember thinking, "Only a Flyers player..." ;)
- BOB LOBLAW - What about the guy above the guy on the right who's holding his head?? I think it's pretty easy to follow his line of sight... and he's not laughing or looking horrified! LOL.

- AMDD - OH, and YES, we can establish that as the most strategically placed piece of metal in the history of the United States of America... (Even if that happened in Calgary. Haha.)

Answer 1

In1972 at a play-off game between The Black-Hawks and Penguins at the old stadium, Eddie Shack came across the blue line and when Keith Magnuson went to check him, raised his stick and cross-checked Keith across the fore-head, he went down, flat on his back and when he sat up it looked like he had a huge set of lips on his forehead, blood just came pouring out like when someone slits their wrist, he laid back down and looked like he passed out, they carted him off the ice on a stretcher and you just hoped he was not dead. He did not wear a helmet, and start of the next period he comes charging out of the gate with his head all taped up in white gauze, looked like a mummy in an old Frankeistein movie, none the worse for wear, God was he fun to watch play!!

Reading the guy with the drunk friend reminded me, In the Navy in 76 I think, me and a buddy went to New York and went and saw the Rangers play the Red army team, My buddy was a real gung ho anti commie dude (Death before Dishonor tattoo) Espo and Dugay score the first two, then the Russians run off about six or seven straight. After about the forth goal the fans start booing the Rangers, and my buddy, blitzed out of his mind, stand up and starts loudly giving his opinion of the fans, (EX, these f...en NY Fans suck, What a bunc of@!#!# holes) I am tring my best to act like I never saw him in my life, luckily he sat down and passed out cold, (was about the middle of the 2nd period) stayed that way till I woke him up after the game.

Answer 2

I was in the mezzanine level of the Philadelphia Civic Center at the last game the old Philadelphia Firebirds would play before moving on to Syracuse. One of the New Brunswick Hawks attempted to clear the puck out of the zone and accidently clocked an elderly lady upside the noggin'. Poor lady had to be taken out on a stretcher.

Another thing happened while some old co-worker and me were at a Flyers exhibition game at the Spectrum (dag, I'm really dating myself here) against the Islanders. This co-worker wasn't the sharpest hook in the tray and he's walking up the steps to the row that I'm sitting. He's got two large sodas, cheese fries, and hot dogs all piled on one of those cardboard carriers that's supposed to hold 4 drinks. He's got one hand free while holding onto our stuff with the other. I'm thinking "How the 'hockey puck' did that genius get this far carrying everything like..........." and suddenly it all - and I mean ALL of it goes onto a dude in front of me who was wearing his nice #27 Ron Hextall jersey. I couldn't decide whether to laugh my butt off or to yell at him. But the victim took it very well. Steve, the meal dropper, was scared and when he asked me what to do, all I could do was pick the cheese fries off the guys back and say "Aw, it ain't bad, it'll come out."

Then, since we were still hungry, he asked me to get the food. I said "Me? No way man, practice makes perfect. And since I was paying for the shower you just gave this guy, you're buying too. And use both hands!"

LITY - Thanks for that memory. God, that was more than 40,000 brain cells ago.

Answer 3

The closest I can come up with: as you may know, during away games during the play offs, HSBC was opened up and fans could watch the games on the jumbotron. There was a stage set up outside from the party in the plaza days. We won game 4 against Ottawa, so obviously everybody was on heroine that night, so we go out to the parking lot and there's this group of 7 or 8 guys in their boxers and jerseys or shirtless and whatnot and stuff dancing like absolute retards in celebration on the stage. Best part, my boyfriend is no hockey fan but he joined in just to make me happy lol


PS-Can we please just establish that as the most strategically placed piece of metal in the history of the United States of America?!?!

Answer 4

LOL Erica, I remember that one, I think he left on a stretcher. The expressions ARE hilarious. Check out the old lady on the bottom right, I think she is scarred for life with the bird's eye view she had, and what is with the guy behind her? Covering his bald head like he was going to get struck by something. The girl in the Flames jersey looks like she is losing beer through her nose. A couple of the guys don't seem to impressed, yet can't look away. Another couple with their eyes closed. Is that Gary Bettman with his hand over his mouth? LMAO. Thanks for the laugh.
To answer your question- nothing close to that unfortunately or should I say fortunately.

Answer 5

It is a long story, but I'll try to make it short. Went to a Lightning game with a few people, and we had great seats (center ice about 5 rows up). One of my friends was drunk when we picked him up to go to the game.
So, were at the game, and my drunk friend keeps yelling at the players and refs, and every other word out of his month was a curse word. So the guy behind us, taps my drunk friend on the shoulder and says, "Hey buddy, do you mind watching your mouth, because I am here with my 13 year old daughter." Then my drunk friend turns around and says to the daughter,"Hey baby, your pretty cute. Do you like to f@#$ older guys?"
Then the father of this girl, punches my drunk friend, and almost knocked him out instantly. I had only known my drunk friend for about 3 months, so I went and got an usher, had him kicked out of the game, left him at the arena, and I have not seen my drunk friend since. I won't hang out with trash.

Erica: I love the naked guy. What a hoot!

Answer 6

In Portland about 15 or 20 years ago, during a Winterhawks WHL game, a puck left flew up into the stands & landed in a guy's beer. That & when I think it was the coach of Edmonton who pulled out the tongue of the Flames mascot? Was that it?

Answer 7

Was at a Devils vs Rangers game at MSG back in October and these 2 Devils fans were mouthing off. Which ended in a fight leading one Devils fan getting knocked out in 1 punch, and the other fan with a nice cut under the eye, and the rangers fans with not even a mark on them. most memorable time for me

Answer 8

Im conflicted between Stefan of the Stars missing the wide open net and allowing Oilers to score and tie in the closing seconds and Hasek acting as a skateboard ramp for Gaborik.

Answer 9

Jim Lorentz swinging at a bat at the old Memorial Auditorium during a Stanley Cup finals game against Philadelphia in 1975.

The thing that makes it memorable is that the players were skating around at the time to try and remove the fog in the arena and here's Jim swinging at this bat...and hitting it!

Answer 10

Well, I would have to say it was going to my first game with my Dad when I was 7 years old and I even got a puck that came into the stands. That game hooked me and I've been playing and watching ever since.