I remember seeing a woman take a puck in the face off a deflected Slapshot, before the netting was used. She might have ended up with a defensemans smile.
You were kind of expected to be able to take care of yourself if you had tickets behind the goal.
IIRC, at least one person has died from taking a puck to the head at an NHL event. Slapshots have been known to go over 100 mph. The players all have helmets and sometimes facemasks, it makes sense to protect the spectators, regardless of where they’re seated.
I remember seeing a woman take a puck in the face off a deflected Slapshot, before the netting was used. She might have ended up with a defensemans smile.
You were kind of expected to be able to take care of yourself if you had tickets behind the goal.
IIRC, at least one person has died from taking a puck to the head at an NHL event. Slapshots have been known to go over 100 mph. The players all have helmets and sometimes facemasks, it makes sense to protect the spectators, regardless of where they’re seated.