About ten years ago, a little girl in Columbus was hit by a puck in the stands and killed. The next night, netting went up and never left.
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That's going to be the same thing for hits like these and other dangerous activity on the ice. Somebody's going to die and by lunch the next day, the safety measures* and rules will be in place that most people want today.
* - In this case, padding and rounded corners for the bench stancions.
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