Fan Death
In a 2002 game against the Calgary Flames in Nationwide Arena, Knutsen took a shot that deflected off of Flames defenseman Derek Morris' stick and struck 13-year-old Brittanie Cecil in the head, resulting in her death. Knutsen later helped set up a charity in Columbus to honor Cecil's memory. Also as a result of the tragedy, the NHL made it mandatory to install protective nylon mesh nets above the glass behind both goals.
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Famous quotes containing the words fan and/or death:
“A matchmaker after a wedding is like a fan after autumn.”
—Chinese proverb.
“For the sake of goodness and love, man shall let death have no sovereignty over his thoughts.”
—Thomas Mann (1875–1955)