Even if you have your eyes on the puck, freak accidents can happen.
A fan found that out the hard way at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on Saturday, when Colorado Avalanche defenseman Francois Beauchemin's attempt to clear the puck went through the small hole in the glass designated for photographers.
Beauchemin immediately went to the bench and sent a towel over the boards to help out the fan, who appeared to avoid serious injury. The veteran blue-liner also gave his accidental victim a souvenir.
“That was very classy of him, and I thank him very much.”
— Ryan Boulding (@rboulding) March 18, 2017
- Wings fan Dave—that was hit with the puck—on Beauchemin sending a stick over.
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