Kiprusoff blinded by laser, still wins game.
The Calgary Flames edged out the Vancouver Canucks in a shootout last week, 3-2, but the real story was Flames goaltender Mikka Kiprusoff making 19 saves while being nailed in the face with a laser for the better part of 60 minutes.
Flames coach Darryl Sutter was irate after the game:
“It’s ridiculous. We could see it from the bench, see it shining on his mask throughout the whole night,”
Since the game was played in Vancouver, more suspicion has surfaced – how could security fail to find the fan who was hitting Kipper with the laser all night? Some are already speculating that GM Place staff conveniently looked the other way, hoping for a home win for the Canucks.
Nashville Predators head coach Barry Trotz told the media before his team played the Canucks at home that he wouldn’t tolerate the same treatment.
“I’ll pull the team off,” Trotz said after his team’s morning skate. “They do that, then we’ll stay off (the ice)”
A laser assault on the Predators would be incredibly dangerous, considering the obnoxiously reflective qualities of their uniforms – it would probably blind everyone in the arena.
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This post was mentioned on Digg by coltrane68: That “fan” should be identified and arrested. Hockey is an incredibly dangerous sport. Distracting a player for even a split-second could put that player at risk of injury or death.
Of course, he is als…
Green lasers are especially dangerous to the eye… the energy is more readily absorbed by the retina, and can lead to permanent blind spots.
This should be easy to catch this fan, especially with so many witnesses nearby.
The laser wielding fan should be arrested and publicly prosecuted. Lasers are not toys, and can have permanent visual consequences.
Doc Rings
Ophthalmologist
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Really? 60 mins? Hmmm – so, in that entire time, he couldn’t tell his coach or captain, who could tell the head ref, who could tell the judges, who could tell the head usher, who could sort it all out? I would think they would cease play until the fan was removed
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Had to get a dig in on the preds huh?
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adam Reply:
January 14th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
haha, of course. those uni’s are ridiculous. they look like traffic signs.
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they should get 25 years to life in jail.
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A laser actually bright enough to do that, at that distance does not really need to be on the consumer market.
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