miller76 463 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 Anyone see this yet? Just read this at msn. Tonight Senators and Thrashers game. http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/8889928...Ottawa?MSNHPHMA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeeRYCE 2 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 He's alright, and that's very very good news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacK_Attack 108 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 Fortunately, Ottawa has a second level of seats that cut his fall in half. Had he fallen from an upper-deck in an arena with only two bowls, it probably would've been much worse for him and the people he landed on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hckypete96 3 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 man thats awful! im always paranoid that s*** will happen to me at the joe walkin down those steep steps w/ no handrail Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 Glad to read that everybody is all right there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inultus 12 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 The comments to that article are amazing. How have humans managed to survive with these people having access to computers? I shake my head at that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toby91_ca 620 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 The comments to that article are amazing. How have humans managed to survive with these people having access to computers? I shake my head at that. I didnt' read them all, but this ignorant comment caught my eye - it was one of the first ones: WOW Isn't that sad, the most exciting thing that hapened at a Hockey game happened inthe stands. Out of the six people attending, he fell on three of them! If the person had any idea at all, they would have known that there was about 19,000 people at the game last night, about the same amount that have been there every game this season, which represents about 110% of normal seating capacity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OsGOD 3 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 (edited) How long till betman bans beer from the game of hockey now... or at least mandates more netting must be used along with seat belts on all seats effective jan 1st 2009 glad he is okay! I watched a guy fall down about 10 stairs in the upper bowl of the joe on saturday at the jeff Dunham show.. guess it didn't make news because it wasn't hockey... he was okay too! Edited December 4, 2008 by OsGOD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mors 201 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 I didnt' read them all, but this ignorant comment caught my eye - it was one of the first ones: If the person had any idea at all, they would have known that there was about 19,000 people at the game last night, about the same amount that have been there every game this season, which represents about 110% of normal seating capacity. I'm sure there were plenty of people there, but I would have a hard time caring about coming to see Atlanta play too...especially when the game ended 5-1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeyCrazy3033 168 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 that is crazy! glad he's alright. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shannyfan1414 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 I have seen more then my share of people falling down the stairs especialy at the Silver Dome but never seen any one go over a rail. It's amazing that no one was seriously injured during this. Glad everyone seems to be OK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DRW Dominance 255 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 Since everyone is OK I am gonna say this. That is funny ass sh*t. Imagine just sitting there at a game and some dude falls from the sky of the arena. I wonder if he spilled his beer? Probably not. He is Canadian. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrossoverThrash 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esteef 2,679 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 Never gets old! Cheers! esteef Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpiritFan 37 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 How long till betman bans beer from the game of hockey now... or at least mandates more netting must be used along with seat belts on all seats effective jan 1st 2009 glad he is okay! I watched a guy fall down about 10 stairs in the upper bowl of the joe on saturday at the jeff Dunham show.. guess it didn't make news because it wasn't hockey... he was okay too! He'll probably ban stairs as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OsGOD 3 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 (edited) He'll probably ban stairs as well. or at least require padding on all of them.. to round off the sharp edges Getting this all Betty??? IDEAL ways to idiot proof your league! :edit: i might amend if i infact drunkenly fall down the steps tonight Edited December 4, 2008 by OsGOD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjlegend 155 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 He would only ban the stairs if they besmirched the otherwise pure-as-the-driven-snow reputation of Elisha Cuthbert. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeeRYCE 2 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 If beers at hockey games were $2.00, you'd see me doing that too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoreline Report post Posted December 4, 2008 Didn't take long for Bettman to start taking blame in this debate as well. Anyways, the concern of mine comes from my experience at the HP Pavilion where, in the upper deck, things are a bit tight in walking areas at the front, and maybe there isn't enough room for people to get by in the Sens arena as well. When one is a bit drunk they tend not to high step over things so as to keep their equilibrium. Maybe they could consider widening the walking path if possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smashville 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 Some of the stairs areas at a lot of places are pretty dangerous. Have any of you ever been to Philips Arena? While the sightlines from each seat are great because the seat below you is very low, if someone doesn't want to stand up to let you walk by it is very easy to just fall into the row below you... I've also seen people on some other boards blame alcohol...but the guy wasn't drunk...he dropped his first beers of the night when he fell... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 1,049 Report post Posted December 5, 2008 I hope someone took that woman's purse and smacked her in the head with it for leaving it in the aisle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HenrikRules40 14 Report post Posted December 5, 2008 I hope someone took that woman's purse and smacked her in the head with it for leaving it in the aisle. *sigh* Who takes a purse to a hockey game? All I need is my license, some cash, and a chapstick. People are stupid. I'm just glad that guy is ok. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
