Kubby31 Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 VANCOUVER -- Calgary coach Brent Sutter was crying foul at Canucks fans after the Flames beat Vancouver in a shootout Saturday night. Sutter said someone in the sellout crowd of 18,810 at General Motors Place was directing a laser pointer at goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff throughout the game in an effort to distract him. "It was going on all night," said Sutter. "It was brought to the attention of the refs and security, and it's hard to believe that can go on for 60 minutes in a hockey game and it's not located and not found." A laser pointer, used frequently as a teaching and presentation tool, flashes a red beam of light at a target to highlight it. The effort was not especially helpful, because the Canucks were outshot 40-21. Kiprusoff managed to make one more save than Vancouver counterpart Roberto Luongo in the shootout as the Flames moved into sole possession of first in the Northwest, a point ahead of the Canucks. "It was a distraction to our goaltender and security did mention they were trying to locate it, but I heard after the game it was spotted on TV where it was at," said Sutter. "So it's too bad it went 60 minutes of a hockey game and never was rectified." Kiprusoff, who received medical treatment after the game, was not immediately available for comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbGamer Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Id love to see the video of this happening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruuvimeisseli Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 This gave me a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSD Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 This gave me a good idea. can you imagine this happening more often that would be horrible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubby31 Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Id love to see the video of this happening They are showing clips of it on TSN....you can see a bright green spot from the fan in the seats...directly on Kipper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbGamer Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I have the best laser pain, Button 1, works the laser, Button 2, Sends a HUGE Shock to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_canuck_21 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Here's the video from TSN http://watch.tsn.ca/nhl/clip254276#clip254276 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuniorSTLB Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Here's the video from TSN http://watch.tsn.ca/nhl/clip254276#clip254276 I lol'ed at the smoke bomb xDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiLla Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Happens a lot in European soccer, been an issue for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlHabsFan Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Anyone found doing this should be banned for life from all sporting events at the venue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubby31 Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Anyone found doing this should be banned for life from all sporting events at the venue. The league has said...if this person is found.....he will be prosecuted....one would think his trips back to the arena will be stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clues Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 That's lame and dangerous, but also kind of hilarious. Hopefully not too many people will get ideas out of this. Players sprain their ankles, get concussions, ect. The last thing we need is players getting blinded because of some stupid, selfish fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strollerhnjhjjhjkind Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 That is dangerous and ridiculous. It's funny in the way that someone is stupid enough to think about that. Hope they'll find that dude. The league has said...if this person is found.....he will be prosecuted....one would think his trips back to the arena will be stopped. good for him, that's all he deserves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHaul Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 That is dangerous and ridiculous. It's funny in the way that someone is stupid enough to think about that. Hope they'll find that dude. good for him, that's all he deserves What's funny is that I've thought about it for YEARS... but I'd never actually do it. Tickets are too expensive to risk getting kicked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strollerhnjhjjhjkind Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 What's funny is that I've thought about it for YEARS... but I'd never actually do it. Tickets are too expensive to risk getting kicked out. yea, there's a huge, huge step between thinking about it AND doing it ! You can think of it if you want to... it's always funny.. dreaming never killed anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim777 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Nothing says you believe in your team like cheating to try and help them The only thing that really surprises me is that it wasn't the Rangers or Flyers fans doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne-1 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Nothing says you believe in your team like cheating to try and help them The only thing that really surprises me is that it wasn't the Rangers or Flyers fans doing it.you hit right on the head my take on fans 'going above and beyond' to help their team win -- they're implicitly saying they don't think their team could win otherwise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim777 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 It's just one more blow to the integrity of our game, and frankly I think it's been as bad a week as I can recall in a while. We've got fans cheating with lasers in one town, the Auger/Burrows nonsense in another, and the "missing replay" in Pittsburgh. It's just been a terrible week for the reputation of the sport, and the league. And I don't think Bettman will do a thing about any of it. Maybe he thinks not enough people are watching or will care, and that in itself is a crying shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtl1010 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 It's just one more blow to the integrity of our game, and frankly I think it's been as bad a week as I can recall in a while. We've got fans cheating with lasers in one town, the Auger/Burrows nonsense in another, and the "missing replay" in Pittsburgh. It's just been a terrible week for the reputation of the sport, and the league. And I don't think Bettman will do a thing about any of it. Maybe he thinks not enough people are watching or will care, and that in itself is a crying shame. what happened in Pittsburgh???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubby31 Posted January 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 What's funny is that I've thought about it for YEARS... but I'd never actually do it. Tickets are too expensive to risk getting kicked out. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfrancis Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Of course, I think it's a funny IDEA, but materialized, it's stupid. Grow up, it's a hockey game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubby31 Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 what happened in Pittsburgh???? FSN Pittsburgh admits error; suspends producer Wednesday, 01.13.2010 / 11:01 AM / News NHL.comFSN Pittsburgh has suspended a member of its production crew after an investigation into a video-replay incident during last Thursday's game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers. On the play in question, the NHL Hockey Operations Department in Toronto was reviewing whether or not Simon Gagne had scored a shorthanded goal in the second period of an eventual 7-4 win by the Flyers. The on-ice officials ruled no-goal on the play, and replays initially aired on FSN Pittsburgh showed inconclusive evidence of a goal, allowing the original call to stand. However, after the video-replay period concluded, FSN Pittsburgh aired a replay that definitively showed the puck crossing the goal line as Brent Johnson, the Pittsburgh goalie, smothered it. Tuesday, FSN Pittsburgh, the Penguins' local television rightsholder, concluded its investigation into the matter, suspending the production crew member. According to reports in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the producer suspended was Lowell MacDonald Jr., son of former Pittsburgh Penguins player Lowell MacDonald. "There is nothing more important than the integrity of the game," FSN Pittsburgh said in a release. "During last Thursday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers, a definitive replay of a Flyers goal was not aired prior to the conclusion of the official review and, as a result, a Flyers goal was not awarded. Fortunately, this did not change the outcome of the game. Nonetheless, FSN Pittsburgh's failure to provide video to the League officials in a timely fashion was wholly unacceptable. FSN Pittsburgh has addressed this matter and has taken steps to ensure that such a failure does not occur again." The Pittsburgh Penguins also issued a statement about FSN Pittsburgh's decision. "We fully support FSN Pittsburgh in its reaction to the issue," it said. "The integrity of the game is paramount." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeafHater Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 It's just one more blow to the integrity of our game, and frankly I think it's been as bad a week as I can recall in a while. We've got fans cheating with lasers in one town, the Auger/Burrows nonsense in another, and the "missing replay" in Pittsburgh. It's just been a terrible week for the reputation of the sport, and the league. And I don't think Bettman will do a thing about any of it. Maybe he thinks not enough people are watching or will care, and that in itself is a crying shame. Bettman? He"ll probably think its a good idea and decide that all defensive players should have lazers attached to their helmets to distract the offensive players. Welcom to lazer tag hockey my friends!...wait that gives me an idea... haha but yeah as everyone said, funny to think about (that and voodoo on the other team... ) but when its actually done you just look stupid. And as someone also mentioned, doesn't show much faith in your team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phizetheole Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 I cant believe someone would do that. If it were me sitting next to the guy, I would have definitely turned him in, even if he was doing it to help my team. Thats just not right, the best team of the night should win the game, not the team who gets distracted the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Carey_Price Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Maybe we can finally beat new jersey.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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