Jelous of that kid next to you?

[JJ Thompson94 0]

This might sound weird, but have you ever been to a game where some NHLer throws a stick into a crowd and two people grab it. Some adult and some kid.

Why does the kid get the stick? I can't imagine a situation where the adult's walking away with the stick.

I went to a game and some Ranger is getting off the ice and lifts his stick and two people grab it. An adult and a kid? The guy not realizing it was a kid just automaticly pulls the stick out of the kids hands and this kid broke down crying. Just SCREAMING crying and the guy gets scared as this kid's parents just start reaming out this guy for hurting their kid. Along with all the dirty stares by the people around him, he just had to give up the stick. It's funny because I accually felt bad for this guy and started thinking, why should the kid always get the stick?

Tell me if I'm wrong here, but I don't think that kid always deserves the stick. If that were me I feel I'd keep the stick. I grew up loving hockey and all the games I've been to I've always wanted to get a puck or stick or something cool. My whole childhood I'd go to a game and look down and wish I'd be that lucky kid getting a once in lifetime souviner. It's never happened but if I'm ever put into that situation where I'd have the stick in my hands I'd feel like I've waited longer. I mean common don't you think the Leafs deserve a cup before the Thrashers.

I don't know this guy that gave up the stick but in all honesty with just a bit of shame, I think that guy should of grabbed that stick and told those parents and the kid to F off. WHY DO KIDS ALWAYS GET EVERYTHING THEY WANT?

[iggy777 0]

I guess it's like catching a home run ball in baseball, usually a kid can't get it but an adult can and they give the souvineir to the kid cause it'll be a happy memory for them. I know I wouldn't give a stick away unless it were the wrong hand or from a less famous player.

[Rustpot 1]

JJ, how do you know that guy isn't a season ticket holder who gets 5-10 sticks per season, only to sell most on eBay?

I was at a game and a stick came over the glass, the ushers came and took it from the fan. I called BS on that. I'd rather leave with that awesome piece of the game and come back after I put it in my car.

I've never even gotten one of those cruddy shirts they shoot into the seats, or the free popcorn tickets they drop from a blimp. No pucks flipped over the glass, nothing.

[Tailboard Jockey 25]

At Sharks games, the 3 stars of the game (the ones that are Sharks) autograph a new youth hockey stick and hand them to kids on the glass. I think it's kind of fucked up, because those are the rich kids. The kids whose parents scrape up the money to bring the family to the game to sit in the upper rows don't get shit. The seats on the glass are all season tickets, so I'll bet that alot of those rich little bastards have more than one autographed stick!

[kosydar 0]

At my first Leafs game ever this year in San Jose I was standing down by the Leafs tunnel after warm ups. Tucker stayed on late and went out of his way to give this 6 or 7 year old kid right in front of me a puck. Needless to say that it was a touching moment. The kid then proceeds to tell the entire group surrounding him that he is from Toronto, has been to over 20 Leafs games in his life, is on his third Leaf game in five nights with his family friend (they hit up Anaheim and LA the previous Tues and Thurs), and that before Thursday night's game he went to a private autograph session and got everyone's autograph. Fucking little prick.

[lotus 2]

At about 5 years old at a Ranger Islanders game @ msg (im a ranger fan). My fathers rich ass friend would give us all the regular season tickets we wanted, about 5 rows from the glass in center ice. He still has these tickets and won't give them for free anymore hahah. That's because he went from being a rich ranger fan to a filthy filthy rich politician who scalps every single ticket he has for the past decade. Playoffs and all. Douchebag.

Anyway, I would go over to the side where the Rangers were practicing (it's kind of a blur but I don't know why my parent's let me do that alone, even though it was in plain vision) and hope I could get a puck which always seemed flipped into the crowd intentionally a few times in warmups.

One landed 4 stairs down from me, a player I still to this day like to think was Brian Leetch (myhero!), looked right at me and put it there. I was so happy. I wobbled down the stairs like all five year olds do only to have an Islander fan, about thirty with a nasty beard, actually ran down the aisle and dove out into the stairs face first on it.

He got the living hell booed out of him but just stuffed it into his pocket. Some young girl came up to me and said she was going to help get me one. Never did, but man oh man what a memory and potential extra Islander hatred :D

....I still want a puck or stick >.<

[Patrick67 1]

Lotus: Great story, even though the outcome was shitty :-/

-Good point regarding the spoiled brats at the glass in San Jose. Hadn't thought of that.

-Great point regarding the spoiled kids that get everything they want.

But in correlation with spoiled kids getting everything they won't. I can't really decided on the 7 year old toronto fan, he's only 7 so I don't think he completely fanthoms his situation, but I don't think he intentionally tried to be a dick.

Just jalousy playing against the little bugger.

[wc19 1]

haha I always wondered that too. I wondered if anyone ever just didn't give it to the kid and just booked it lol.

[jeffw 1]

Consider this, when the player handed the stick over do you think it was intended for the kid or the guy?

[sjsharks11 0]

JJ, how do you know that guy isn't a season ticket holder who gets 5-10 sticks per season, only to sell most on eBay?

I was at a game and a stick came over the glass, the ushers came and took it from the fan. I called BS on that. I'd rather leave with that awesome piece of the game and come back after I put it in my car.

I've never even gotten one of those cruddy shirts they shoot into the seats, or the free popcorn tickets they drop from a blimp. No pucks flipped over the glass, nothing.

this happened to me. they dont take away the stick, they just hold it somewhere for you. you get a card or something so you can go get it at the end of the game. thats how they used to do it in san jose at least.

[wildebeest 0]

you probably fight kids for foul balls, too.

[Fire0nIce228 1]

Speaking of, at a Pirates game one year we were down low by third base coach, he would randomly throw some balls up into the stands. Kid in front of me (with his baseball glove that i didn't have) got 2 of them.

Bastard.

[chippa13 1844]

At Sharks games, the 3 stars of the game (the ones that are Sharks) autograph a new youth hockey stick and hand them to kids on the glass. I think it's kind of fucked up, because those are the rich kids. The kids whose parents scrape up the money to bring the family to the game to sit in the upper rows don't get shit. The seats on the glass are all season tickets, so I'll bet that alot of those rich little bastards have more than one autographed stick!

Ummmmm........its not like Thornton can be firing a youth stick up into the balcony. Did you consider that perhaps folks bring their kids down to the glass at the end of the game from the cheaper seats?

[TBLfan 25]

If you put an elbow to the back of the kids head he's out before he has a chance to cry. Also throwing their candy over the railing into the walkway is always a nice touch.

[chef_ducky 0]

JJ, how do you know that guy isn't a season ticket holder who gets 5-10 sticks per season, only to sell most on eBay?

I was at a game and a stick came over the glass, the ushers came and took it from the fan. I called BS on that. I'd rather leave with that awesome piece of the game and come back after I put it in my car.

I've never even gotten one of those cruddy shirts they shoot into the seats, or the free popcorn tickets they drop from a blimp. No pucks flipped over the glass, nothing.

I was at an AHL game. That happened, but the fan who got the stick said he wouldn't give the stick utill he got something in return.

Dany Heatley gave me his stick in Bufalo one time. Stupid me, I used the damn thing

[reaper07 0]

while i also depise rich spoiled kids, the san jose story is a bit skewed, by the time the 3 stars are announced and the sticks are being given out, most of the arena has left, and kids are welcome to run down to the glass.

[Gummer12 134]

Not with the game I last watched...the arena was still PACKED to the rafters, and going ape shit while they interviewed J.R. on the bench after the game, and Then they did the 3 Stars. Sure some of the non faithful are going to bail with less than 2 minutes left in game time, but you'll have that everywhere. I was impressed with the abundance of hockey faithful at the Tank. Getting to be a good contender for Hockey Town.

[hockeysc23 0]

It just seems like your jealous of a kid ... get over it. Sure the occasional kid may collect several souveniers but thats the way it is.

If you can get one fine. But ripping it out of the arms of a kid even if he is spoiled is a little much. Anytime you explain the story of how you got it people are going to think way less of you.

Fact is a souvenier is worth as much as it is to you. It only creates great value because we put that value into it.

[JJ Thompson94 0]

It just seems like your jealous of a kid ... get over it. Sure the occasional kid may collect several souveniers but thats the way it is.

If you can get one fine. But ripping it out of the arms of a kid even if he is spoiled is a little much. Anytime you explain the story of how you got it people are going to think way less of you.

Fact is a souvenier is worth as much as it is to you. It only creates great value because we put that value into it.

Really having the stick isn't as big of deal to me as having the thrill of getting it. The stick is just a reminder of how cool that moment was. I've had the thrill of catching foul balls, accually caught three in my life. If I get another chance, it's like been there done that and I'd totally give it it to a kid.

But I've been waiting for a stick my whole life, and it's like society puts a time limit on when you get sticks. If I knew the minute I don't look like a child anymore people won't give me a stick, I'd be more aggressive as a kid.

[hockeysc23 0]

It just seems like your jealous of a kid ... get over it. Sure the occasional kid may collect several souveniers but thats the way it is.

If you can get one fine. But ripping it out of the arms of a kid even if he is spoiled is a little much. Anytime you explain the story of how you got it people are going to think way less of you.

Fact is a souvenier is worth as much as it is to you. It only creates great value because we put that value into it.

Really having the stick isn't as big of deal to me as having the thrill of getting it. The stick is just a reminder of how cool that moment was. I've had the thrill of catching foul balls, accually caught three in my life. If I get another chance, it's like been there done that and I'd totally give it it to a kid.

But I've been waiting for a stick my whole life, and it's like society puts a time limit on when you get sticks. If I knew the minute I don't look like a child anymore people won't give me a stick, I'd be more aggressive as a kid.

If its the thrill then catch it and hand it to a kid. Everyone is happy in the situation.

Since you have caught several foulballs you are very far ahead of several other people. Grow up, its just a stick :)

[hamstercaster 2]

Here's an idea, have a baby, bring him to the game in a few years and let him fetch sticks for you lol

[Tailboard Jockey 25]

At Sharks games, the 3 stars of the game (the ones that are Sharks) autograph a new youth hockey stick and hand them to kids on the glass. I think it's kind of fucked up, because those are the rich kids. The kids whose parents scrape up the money to bring the family to the game to sit in the upper rows don't get shit. The seats on the glass are all season tickets, so I'll bet that alot of those rich little bastards have more than one autographed stick!

Ummmmm........its not like Thornton can be firing a youth stick up into the balcony. Did you consider that perhaps folks bring their kids down to the glass at the end of the game from the cheaper seats?

They try, but unless you sit in the the first four rows at the Tank, you don't have a chance.

[chippa13 1844]

At Sharks games, the 3 stars of the game (the ones that are Sharks) autograph a new youth hockey stick and hand them to kids on the glass. I think it's kind of fucked up, because those are the rich kids. The kids whose parents scrape up the money to bring the family to the game to sit in the upper rows don't get shit. The seats on the glass are all season tickets, so I'll bet that alot of those rich little bastards have more than one autographed stick!

Ummmmm........its not like Thornton can be firing a youth stick up into the balcony. Did you consider that perhaps folks bring their kids down to the glass at the end of the game from the cheaper seats?

They try, but unless you sit in the the first four rows at the Tank, you don't have a chance.

I know you're typing words but all I'm seeing is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

[Tailboard Jockey 25]

while i also depise rich spoiled kids, the san jose story is a bit skewed, by the time the 3 stars are announced and the sticks are being given out, most of the arena has left, and kids are welcome to run down to the glass.

It's a little different in San Jose. Most of the fans stay in their seats because they interview the #1 star on the PA system. Hardly anybody leaves until after that. I sat in the fourth row for a game last season with one of my kids, and it was assholes and elbows to get him to the glass as soon as the horn sounded at the end of the game. Now, I sit in row 21, and there is no chance whatsoever to get there without bloodshed.

At Sharks games, the 3 stars of the game (the ones that are Sharks) autograph a new youth hockey stick and hand them to kids on the glass. I think it's kind of fucked up, because those are the rich kids. The kids whose parents scrape up the money to bring the family to the game to sit in the upper rows don't get shit. The seats on the glass are all season tickets, so I'll bet that alot of those rich little bastards have more than one autographed stick!

Ummmmm........its not like Thornton can be firing a youth stick up into the balcony. Did you consider that perhaps folks bring their kids down to the glass at the end of the game from the cheaper seats?

They try, but unless you sit in the the first four rows at the Tank, you don't have a chance.

I know you're typing words but all I'm seeing is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Dude, like I could really give a fuck about getting an autographed stick. I don't ask for autographs. They don't mean a thing to me. I go to the games, and that's what I see.

[chippa13 1844]

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