My Oddest Evening at MSG
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NickyFotiu
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I remember that Bruins game. I think it was a Friday or Saturday night game because I visited with my neighbors relatives the next day. I think Maddil was the ref. He wasn't calling anything. They were abusing the Swedes. JD was super mad.
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Mine would be seeing Messier, Leetch, and Jagr all playing together and all scoring in 2004.
The weird thing was, despite having the three of them, we SUCKED and that game was the only one we won out of ten.
Another good one, from an exhibition game in 2010:
"Ottawa goal scored by number 65 Erik Karlsson"
Me: "who the **** is this scrub?"
Boogaard also scored in that game.
The weird thing was, despite having the three of them, we SUCKED and that game was the only one we won out of ten.
Another good one, from an exhibition game in 2010:
"Ottawa goal scored by number 65 Erik Karlsson"
Me: "who the **** is this scrub?"
Boogaard also scored in that game.
FultonReed
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I was at that game vs Ottawa too. that was Boogie's first goal in a couple years, if I recall
The October 1st, 1985 game was my first game. I remember it well. 2 bench clearers. During the 2nd, guys who had been tossed from the first came back onto the ice to fight. Still have the program from that night.
Bob Richards
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This still messes me up for some reason. Messier actually played on the same team as Jagr.
I don't have any weird stories just some semi humorous novelty nostalgia. My first ever game was against the Devils and we won because Nigel Dawes was a shootout leviathan that season.
Like I said, not weird but I got to fulfill my Nigel Dawes post quota
My oddest night at MSG was a Sunday day game in 1998 in which I was detained by security escorted to an office in the arena and grilled by two people claiming to be NYPD (never saw a badge) about an assault and theft that I was being accused of that happened a few months earlier. Nothing came of it because I didn't do anything and was allowed to back to my seat but I missed the entire first period.
Wow. I think this one will claim top prize
I was accused of being a serial killer, but it didn't happen at MSG.
He was the first guy they arrested. But, his attorney, Vincent Laguardia Gambini got him off and they caught the real guy.
When I was about 17 years old, I went to a Rangers/Devils game with a bunch of high school buddies. There were probably about 8 of us. Unbeknownst to me, one of them - who was a born troublemaker - thought it would be funny to bring a laser pointer and aim it at Sam and JD early in the 3rd period. Quite suddenly our entire group was surrounded by security and quickly ejected from the premises. I was not happy, to say the least.
In case you're wondering, the Rangers lost the game, as they always did to the Devils in the late 90's.
In case you're wondering, the Rangers lost the game, as they always did to the Devils in the late 90's.
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One that always sticks with me was a Rangers/Islanders game in the early 2000's when some kid (I would guess 16-19 years old) was running around the walkway between the 200's and 300's with an Islanders flag. Everyone was booing him and he was lapping it up, pissing off all the Rangers fans at the garden. When he started his second lap, someone stuck an arm out and clotheslined him. The kid didn't see it coming, and he dropped like he got shot.
Everyone was cheering and Garden security didn't budge (to help the kid or find who clotheslined him).
(The kid was fine after he caught his breath).
I always founds it weird, and entertaining, how often MSG security ignored blatant offenses by Rangers fans against fans of certain other fanbases. You could get away with a lot against Islanders, Devils, and Flyers fans before Security would intervene.
Everyone was cheering and Garden security didn't budge (to help the kid or find who clotheslined him).
(The kid was fine after he caught his breath).
I always founds it weird, and entertaining, how often MSG security ignored blatant offenses by Rangers fans against fans of certain other fanbases. You could get away with a lot against Islanders, Devils, and Flyers fans before Security would intervene.
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First game against Philly with Lindros as a Ranger.
Flyers fans came up in droves on the train, likely drinking all the way. They all wore orange T-shirts with the number 88 circled with a line through it. There had to be a couple thousand of them scattered throughout the garden and they were rowdy from the start.
I don't even remember the score but towards the end of the 2nd period there had already been a few fights when the glass broke in a corner and had to be repaired. The delay allowed for things to get crazy and when you looked around the arena, there were fights everywhere with orange T-shirts.
One young fellow walked in front of our section and raised two beers up to us and said something derogatory and was immediately pummeled with beers from our section and above.
It was insanity for about 10 minutes.
First game against Philly with Lindros as a Ranger.
Flyers fans came up in droves on the train, likely drinking all the way. They all wore orange T-shirts with the number 88 circled with a line through it. There had to be a couple thousand of them scattered throughout the garden and they were rowdy from the start.
I don't even remember the score but towards the end of the 2nd period there had already been a few fights when the glass broke in a corner and had to be repaired. The delay allowed for things to get crazy and when you looked around the arena, there were fights everywhere with orange T-shirts.
One young fellow walked in front of our section and raised two beers up to us and said something derogatory and was immediately pummeled with beers from our section and above.
It was insanity for about 10 minutes.
Rangers won 4-2. Were up 2-0, Philly tied it, Rangers won. We had a fight in my section, too. Flyers fan had a sign. Late in the 3rd Rangers fan came down and knocked it out of his hands, and it started. I was in row B, fight was in row A. Was with a female friend, stood in front of her. My other friend had his fiancee in row C, looked at her and said to get back. They each threw a few punches, stopped and got out before security got over there. In a way, it was a true hockey fight!
I was 9. Was sitting in the blue seats, the ones removed during the renovation of the late 80s. Learned a few new chants as this was when the Blue Seats were the BLUUUUE SEATS. My dad is not into hockey, we got the tickets from my uncle, realized it was not a place for children. Didn't go to my next game at MSG until the day before my 18th bday.
NickyFotiu
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Haven't been to too many games, sadly. I remember two in particular that I went to after my uncle got tickets through his firehouse.
1. Gabby scored with 2 or 3 seconds remaining. The refs waved it off, and the crowd was pissed. People started throwing stuff onto the ice, through the crowd, all that. They made the announcement to please stop throwing things, and I heard a lot of "Oh, **** you" comments. The Devils fans who were there skedaddled pretty quick in silence.
2. Second was the Rangers/Devils triple fight off the opening faceoff. Crowd went ballistic.
1. Gabby scored with 2 or 3 seconds remaining. The refs waved it off, and the crowd was pissed. People started throwing stuff onto the ice, through the crowd, all that. They made the announcement to please stop throwing things, and I heard a lot of "Oh, **** you" comments. The Devils fans who were there skedaddled pretty quick in silence.
2. Second was the Rangers/Devils triple fight off the opening faceoff. Crowd went ballistic.
Your second point reminds me of a game against the Islanders. When the puck dropped, every Islander dropped their gloves and started swinging, which reminds me of another.
In the playoffs against the Bruins, with the Rangers down two games to none, the game was about to begin. All of a sudden, Giacomin skated to center ice and started talking to the Bruins center, Derek Sanderson. The crowd had no idea what was going on but we were loving it.
Giacomin skated back to the crease and they dropped the puck. Every Ranger dropped the gloves and started punching the Bruins.
After the game, a reporter asked Giacomin what he said to Sanderson. Giacomin replied that he told Sanderson that the Rangers didn't care if they won the game, but they were going to pound the hell out of Sanderson.
I Eat Crow
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I was at this one. I thought a guy sitting three rows back of me was going to march down to ice level and kill that referee. Many an alcoholic beverage were thrown towards the ice, hardly any of them made it. I was pissed because my authentic Hank jersey was soaked with beer on top of the Rangers losing the game.
This has to be the most surreal game I've been to though....
https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/rangers-fans-chant-don-t-want-rick-nash-163011656.html
I was one of the few not chanting at Nash that. Wasn't very popular that night.
Wow. I think this one will claim top prize
Yea...It was kind of tramatic. I wrote about it a few years ago. I have to find the thumb drive I stored it on. I will post the entire thing. The entire situation was sureal.
Here it is. Enjoy my horror.
1998 I was sitting in the box my family has had for years, Section 104 row 1. I was with a friend of mine, we got there very early for the pre-game skate etc.. This older Gentlemen kept walking past the box checking me out, never stopping & kept walking, My friend & I thought it was rather odd. After the 5th or 6th time I said something to the guy, I don't remember what I said to him, but I was polite.
About 15 mins later one of the MSG security guards ask me to come with him, so I did. They took me to this back room in MSG & locked me in this office. The elevator ride & walk to this back room was so cool, because in the halls I was walking through the walls were decorated with all sorts of MSG memorabilia, stuff that I had seen on TV a few times during interviews, so I was just kind of awestruck taking it all in. So we get to this two-room connecting office where there were these two people, guy & a real beat up looking Women, I mean this lady was horrendous looking, they both claimed to be NYPD, but never showed me any ID. Now keep in mind I have no idea why I have been taken out of the crowd, I knew it was something serious because if I had won something or was going to compete in some type of in-between periods competition an MSG PR rep would have just asked me while I was in my seats.
So they start asking me a bunch of questions when was the last game I came too, who is my Favorite Ranger etc.. but would not explain to me why I was there.I answer there questions not really knowing what they are getting at. Then they proceed to tell me that they know what I did & have me on Videotape & I should just confess. I had NO idea what they were talking about. They tried every form of intimidation to get me to Admit to a theft & an assault that Apparently happened at MSG recently, I never got an exact date so I don't know if I was really there.Apparently, the old guy who kept walking past me was the victim & Fingered me as the assailant.
Now keep in mind, i've never been in any trouble a day in my life, outside of the occasional traffic violation.
So I'm like look I've no idea what you are talking about & if there is a tape bring it in & let's see it. The guy who did most of the talking just kept saying we don't have to show you anything, we have you on several felonies, you are going away for a long time, you & your green haired Girlfriend, The chick I was with did have some green in her hair.
I'll never forget the guy said to me you think your a tough guy huh? I bet you got you're IROC Z28 parked on 8th ave by the post office. I looked at him & just burst into laughter because the way he said it with like jealousy, I replied I would never drive such a car. At the time I was driving a Cadillac. A very NICE Cadillac.
So Now I'm just taking the whole Both "Cops" are doing there best to sweat a confession out of me, I'm missing the game. So I said look if you are gonna arrest me just do it so I can get my lawsuit against you & MSG going than I pulled out a blow pop & opened it up. There was just this look of stunned silence on both of there faces. So I;m sucking on this blow pope sitting on the couch in the room, the couch was very sunken in & the guy who between his hair height & actual height had about a foot over me & is sitting on the edge of the desk in what can would be a power position, I'm just all comfy on the couch legs crossed, I noticed that there was duffel bag with like the strap kind of hanging in the garbage & it was just annoying me, so while I'm pleading my case, sucking on a lollipop I decided this strap in the garbage pail was annoying me so much that I just had to reach over & remove it. Again I just get this stunned silence, so after about 15 seconds or so of me staring at the guy & the lady staring at each other with this confused look on there faces & the only sound coming from the room was the hum of the flourcent light blaset & me biting into a cherry Blowpop, The Lady gets up & says, were not getting anywhere, I'm going to call for a car to take him Downtown, The guy said, see we gave you a chance to cooperate now your going in the system. I replied, well then what difference does it make whether I confess or not then?
So they leave me in the room, but this time don't lock the door & i hear the guy outside talking to other MSG Security guards Laughing & going on & on how he is going go get this out of me, so I open the door he has his back to me, the 2 other guards see me standing there, & I said as loud as I could LOOK JACKOFF IF YOU DON'T LET ME GO I'M CALLING 911 FROM THIS PHONE ON THE WALL & TELL THEM I'M BEING HELD AGAINST MY WILL BY SOMEONE IMPERSONATING A POLICE OFFICER.
I was loud enough where someone claiming to be the head of security heard me & some other guys in suits heard the commotion. in any event, I was let go & stayed for the rest of the game, I missed two periods, I was never arrested. I got a lawyer & started a suit against the Garden but never followed through on it. I did find out that the two guards that detained me were fired, & I never did find out if they were Cops or not.
I was in my early 20's when this happened, I had never experienced such a thing before, it messed me up for a while. Because I felt powerless it was like if these people wanted me to disappear they could have, For a while after that, I wouldn't go anywhere unless someone knew where I was going to be. It freaked me out.
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