We just thought we were going out for a nice night with my parents and my aunt and uncle. Last night we went to the Capitals vs. Sabres hockey game and it was great fun until just about the end. The Caps were winning 4-3. We were sitting in the front row, near the opponents' goal, and somehow the puck flew over the glass, just glanced off my glasses without damaging me, and slammed into my wife Yuki's head... Thankfully, she had seen it coming and ducked, so it hit her right on top of the head, rather than some possibly more sensitive part.
So... ;( She had to get stapled up — we didn't get home to sleep until 2:30am... What a crazy night. At least the Caps still won... ;) Yuki is now resting and recuperating... :)
Actually, they used to give everyone who got hurt by the puck a plaque with the puck and their name on it, etc., but I guess they stopped after a girl was killed at a hockey game somewhere last year. Unfortunately, we didn't even get the puck in all the commotion.
Yowza! What a story. Glad she came out without more than a few staples- that's scary! Not to mention how close it came to your eyes...
p.s. in the comments, the "name/email/url" text is in black and isn't readable against the dark grey background.
Thanks for the heads up... ;)
Posted by: Trevor Hill at January 5, 2003 11:28 PM
Just a quick update -- the Caps are going to pay for our medical expenses. :) Nice gesture...
Posted by: Trevor Hill at January 19, 2003 07:19 PM
Another funny note on this one --
Yuki told her boss she wouldn't be able to come in for a few days due to the accident, so he started calling to find someone who could fill in...
He actually ended up calling this girl, and before he could even tell her what happened, she said "You won't believe this! I was at the Caps game, and this girl right in front of me got hit in the head with the puck!"... hehe...
I think she was the one that ended up filling in for Yuki!
Posted by: Trevor Hill at February 7, 2003 11:23 AM
Posted by: Gen Kanai at January 3, 2003 04:08 PM