So, I know we’re all Cowboys fans here (right??!?) but did anyone else happen to catch the Bruins game? Yes, yes, I know it’s only hockey and no one watches anyone but the Stars; sometimes there’s just nothing else on TV.
In case I am the only one to have seen it, check out this (shaky, not so great) video: http://youtu.be/Dkl5-p_DaLs
I can’t find ANYTHING on the local news about that pane of glass being knocked loose. Best I can find is a blog post by a CBS Sports reporter.
Sometimes things look worse than they are. I don’t know anything about the particular pane of glass that fell on Bruins center David Krejčí, but according to NHL rink rules, the glass must be safety glass and can’t be shorter than five feet along the sides of the rink (end panels eight feet). This is the height above the boards, not the total height of the surround.
Safety glass is generally tempered or laminated glass. Based on the behavior of the glass in Boston, I’d suspect tempered glass. As the player was able to wiggle out and stand on his own, I’d also suspect that it wasn’t a very thick piece of glass either. My guess would be it weighed between 120 and 300 pounds (54 kg – 136 kg for those of you playing at home in the great white north). Just like floating in a pool allows your weight to be disbursed over a larger area, the pane of glass did not have up to 300 pounds on him at any one point.
It’s unusual, kind of awkward for the player, and embarrassing for the glazier/glazing company but not altogether dangerous. It’s safety glass for just this reason, mishaps due to over-exuberant fans and players.
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