Cloquet Girl Hit In The Face By A Puck

tjbabcock · Post by **tjbabcock** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:54 pm

A fan at the marshall and cloquet game got hit square in the face. there was blood everywhere, and now in the hospital im pretty sure

puckman22 · Post by **puckman22** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:08 pm

they need some higher glass in cloquet.

Indians forever · Post by **Indians forever** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:58 pm

Hopefully Girl is ok!!!! You are right the Glass there is terrible.

biscuit in the basket · Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:00 pm

Hopefully she is alright!
Was there last year for the WB game and a girl was hit in the face also. This one sounds more serious though and something needs to change there.

Indians forever · Post by **Indians forever** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:08 pm

Hopefully this will do it!!!

HockeyHigh · Post by **HockeyHigh** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:27 pm

Indians forever wrote:Hopefully this will do it!!!

I smell a lawsuit.

Indians forever · Post by **Indians forever** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:54 pm

Interesting but I doubt it. Otherwise there would be alot of arenas shut down do to this kind of incident. You are watching at your own Risk sort of speak.

blanco oso · Post by **blanco oso** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:27 pm

the glass at forest lakes new arena is REALLY danerous. i got hit with a stick if that means anything...ive never been to cloquets but at flakes new arena someone is going to get seriously injured here pretty soon...you literally stand over the glass if your in the front row

biscuit in the basket · Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:29 pm

blanco oso wrote:the glass at forest lakes new arena is REALLY danerous. i got hit with a stick if that means anything...ive never been to cloquets but at flakes new arena someone is going to get seriously injured here pretty soon...you literally stand over the glass if your in the front row

Its about the same in Cloquet.

pondpucker13 · Post by **pondpucker13** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:31 pm

Indians forever wrote:Interesting but I doubt it. Otherwise there would be alot of arenas shut down do to this kind of incident. You are watching at your own Risk sort of speak.

Agreed. I'm pretty sure that arenas have policies that when you buy the ticket you are understand and accept the risks of watching a hockey game. However, I think people still file lawsuits and occasionally win. That's why Mariucci finally put up netting behind the goals. Hope she is OK.

Post by **karl(east)** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:34 pm

The Cloquet boards are actually at a pretty comfortable height if you want to rest your arms on something while you stand watching the game. Roughly half of the PA Announcer's words over the course of a game at the Lumberdome are something along the lines of "please do not lean on the glass..."

But seriously, they are a safety hazard. Fans get hurt by pucks, and it's so low that it makes it far too easy to throw things over them, either onto the ice or at the spectators on the other side...and I'm not talking about Chuck-a-Pucks here.

niper-hawkfan · Post by **niper-hawkfan** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:49 pm

watch for flying pucks!

iwearmysunglassesatnight · Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:11 pm

[quote="niper-hawkfan"]watch for flying pucks![/quote]

lets back up , i hope the girl is going to recover 100%..

Did this happen in the old Cloquet arena, or the newer one next door?
The old one, there is only the corners safe to sit. My wife was sitting in the middle under the heat, and I asked her to move to the corner. In the middle your torso and face is above the glass only feet from the ice.. bam.

I am unfamiliar with the glass being low in the newer arena, and have watched a 1/2 dozen or so games in it. Burnsville rink 1 on the other hand, same thing.. on side opposite the players bench. Glass is below the seats.

pacman · Post by **pacman** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:11 pm

The Boards are Way to Low...especially if your Sitting Across from the Main Benches Next to the announcers...I was pretty scared sitting there for the Hibbing-Cloquet game.

Lucia4President · Post by **Lucia4President** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:56 pm

Seamless glass would be a great addition to a very nice arena.

gophermadman · Post by **gophermadman** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:23 am

HockeyHigh wrote:
Indians forever wrote:Hopefully this will do it!!!
I smell a lawsuit.

as an attorney, she has no reason to sue and thats without me knowing next to anything about the situation. Hockey is a watch at your own risk, and for her to sue would cost so much in pre-litigation vs. what the city of cloquet could reasonably pay out that its a waste of her time. I hope the girl is ok and wish her the best of luck in her recovery. Hopefully the rink can take additional measures to prevent this type of thing in the future.

SEMNHOCKEYFAN · Post by **SEMNHOCKEYFAN** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:15 pm

niper-hawkfan wrote:watch for flying pucks!

kinda a lil hard 2 do if the players r just whipping them up into the stands and some of em r just like slap shots up into em so who knos if she saw it comin r not....

hockeyhair15 · Post by **hockeyhair15** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:52 pm

anyone have pictures of the dammage?

easy everyone just messing arround. seriously tho that glas does need to be higher, kinda sucks that something like this had to happen to bring that to everyone's attention. i was actualy able to find a clip from that night, don cherry was there and here are his thoughts on what happened.. enjoy. http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=yRm_K9OpYbo

fromdanorth · Post by **fromdanorth** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:16 pm

only in Canada can you talk like a idiot on TV and get away with it

although, i have herd come bonehead comments at the rink

every rink has their don cherrys especialy in the 70's and 80's

EHSHack · Post by **EHSHack** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:22 pm

Kenny Mellin's stick grazed my face at the Lumber Dome last year... And i was standing back about 3 feet.

onemoveOTH · Post by **onemoveOTH** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:37 pm

hockeyhair15 wrote:anyone have pictures of the dammage? easy everyone just messing arround. seriously tho that glas does need to be higher, kinda sucks that something like this had to happen to bring that to everyone's attention. i was actualy able to find a clip from that night, don cherry was there and here are his thoughts on what happened.. enjoy. http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=yRm_K9OpYbo

I hope she's OK but hockeyhair15 that made me laugh (Don C) oh boy

hockeydad · Post by **hockeydad** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:30 am

iwearmysunglassesatnight wrote:
niper-hawkfan wrote:watch for flying pucks!
lets back up , i hope the girl is going to recover 100%..

Did this happen in the old Cloquet arena, or the newer one next door?
The old one, there is only the corners safe to sit. My wife was sitting in the middle under the heat, and I asked her to move to the corner. In the middle your torso and face is above the glass only feet from the ice.. bam.

I am unfamiliar with the glass being low in the newer arena, and have watched a 1/2 dozen or so games in it. Burnsville rink 1 on the other hand, same thing.. on side opposite the players bench. Glass is below the seats.

They have heat in the old Cloquet Arena?

I've been there for a couple of youth tournaments, and don't know if I've ever been so cold in my life. (It was a very cold weekend....)

Indians forever · Post by **Indians forever** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:47 pm

Is there any status on the Girl??

DHMN · Post by **DHMN** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 8:09 pm

I don't know why I never joined the site, but I've been reading off and on for a few years...

While it was definitely a tragedy that it happened.. it needs to be a lesson to everyone who attends hockey games.... watch the game! Being at the game and seeing it happen, she and her friends were turned away from the play for the most part, and someone else said they were busy texting at the same time. Just like a baseball game, you need to be paying attention to what's going on. Pro and college events have warnings of flying projectiles to limit their liabilities in case of a tragedies like these.

That said, Yes, we need glass that is 2 feet higher like other arenas have these days. The Heritage Center in Duluth was built with glass that is high enough to make a safe environment, and our Cloquet arena needs to be also.

hockeyhair15 · Post by **hockeyhair15** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:50 am

DHMN wrote:I don't know why I never joined the site, but I've been reading off and on for a few years...

While it was definitely a tragedy that it happened.. it needs to be a lesson to everyone who attends hockey games.... watch the game! Being at the game and seeing it happen, she and her friends were turned away from the play for the most part, and someone else said they were busy texting at the same time. Just like a baseball game, you need to be paying attention to what's going on. Pro and college events have warnings of flying projectiles to limit their liabilities in case of a tragedies like these.

That said, Yes, we need glass that is 2 feet higher like other arenas have these days. The Heritage Center in Duluth was built with glass that is high enough to make a safe environment, and our Cloquet arena needs to be also.

Don C has psychic powers

he predicted this in what looks like 1975!!