Right or wrong, you decide...

[Tak7]

What a bunch of assholes.

They should have offered to store the stick for him until the end of the game, and asked him to please pick it up on his way out of the arena.

Sheesh.

5-6 years ago, I went to a game with a buddy who had a Canada flag tied to half a hockey stick - they were so nice about explaining why we couldn't bring it in, and then told us where they would take and how we could get it after the game.

There's more to this.

EDIT - Just saw the John Liu tweet. Unsurprising.

 

[A1LeafNation]

What a bunch of assholes.

They should have offered to store the stick for him until the end of the game, and asked him to please pick it up on his way out of the arena.

Sheesh.

Pretty sure they did. Why wouldn't they?

 

[Leaf Rocket]

Per MLSE, they left on their own accord after refusing to abide by their rules.

This seems about right and makes sense. Lying habs fan.

 

[Ciao]

This seems about right and makes sense. Lying habs fan.

Changed my vote after reading this.

 

[saltming]

I heard it wasn't a kid, it was really Caufield and the MLSE staff misstook him for a kid. They tried to apologize but he was not having it

 

[Bellefour20]

If anyone should be giving this kid a jersey and tickets for putting him in the middle of this embarrassing mess, it's the Habs media.

 

[Tak7]

If anyone should be giving this kid a jersey and tickets for putting him in the middle of this embarrassing mess, it's the Habs media.

His parents.

Why is it, that almost every time in these sorts of stories, there's parents who act with less maturity than a child?

 

[Bellefour20]

His parents.

Why is it, that almost every time in these sorts of stories, there's parents who act with less maturity than a child?

Back when journalists used to do journalism, they would attempt to verify a story. The parents could've claimed all sorts of wild tales, but the media didn't seek MLSE's version of events, because the parent's story fit a narrative and they ran with it. They could very well have said their story in jest.

 

[Tak7]

Back when journalists used to do journalism, they would attempt to verify a story. The parents could've claimed all sorts of wild tales, but the media didn't seek MLSE's version of events, because the parent's story fit a narrative and they ran with it. They could very well have said their story in jest.

Do you have any examples of media spreading the story without verifying?

 

[m1ker]

This seems likely.

No need to get all bent outta shape if we don't have the whole story.

Players often give sticks to young fans after warm up. I'm pretty sure all nhl arenas and staff are capable of holding them for fans.

Be careful, only group think is allowed. Mods cancel him

 

[Superstar]

Per MLSE, they left on their own accord after refusing to abide by their rules.

So fan was comfortable Habs are losing the game, so left instead...no wonder Habs lost the game because Suzuki was playing without a stick for the remainder half of the 3rd period...

 

[Menzinger]

It's ludicrous how much attention this non story got. Especially since it didn't take long for the proper info to come out about it.

The family could have stayed at the game at kept the stick if they had wanted (not that I'd blame a small child for refusing to let go of a stick after something like that)

 

[Voodoo Child]

This whole situation reeks of the plague of ‘rules are for other people’ when it comes to some parents and their kids.

The irony here being in 30 years, ‘why do these kids expect everything handed to them!?’

 

[notdoneyet]

What a bunch of assholes.

They should have offered to store the stick for him until the end of the game, and asked him to please pick it up on his way out of the arena.

Sheesh.

According to maple leafs they did but father decided to leave

 

[Leafsfan74]

Per the Leafs:

Maple Leafs tell their side of why young Canadiens fan left game​

Maple Leafs tell their side of why young Canadiens fan left game

MLSE is trying to clear the air regarding Hockey Twitter's favourite controversy.

ca.sports.yahoo.com

In a statement issued to TSN’s John Lu, a Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment official cleared up the situation, saying that the fan was asked if he would like to check the stick and that the pair left the game by their own volition.

“In this case, with 10 minutes remaining in the game, a fan was notified by security as he was walking in the concourse with a hockey stick, that due to fan safety protocols, MLSE’s fan services would assist them to check the stick until the end of the game as it poses a safety hazard for other fans,” the statement read. “The fan in this case did not want to check the stick, and instead made their own decision to leave the game.”

 

[Stephen]

Walking the concourse with 10 minutes remaining in the game... they may have been heading out to beat the rush anyway...

 

[garce]

Typical Habby attention seeking drama, using the kid for cheap theatrics, check the stick and get on your way out, unless of course it was your intention to leave anyway and fabricate a half truth story that got more legs than you expected,,, well done dad

 

[Tak7]

Per the Leafs:

Maple Leafs tell their side of why young Canadiens fan left game​

Maple Leafs tell their side of why young Canadiens fan left game

MLSE is trying to clear the air regarding Hockey Twitter's favourite controversy.

ca.sports.yahoo.com

In a statement issued to TSN’s John Lu, a Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment official cleared up the situation, saying that the fan was asked if he would like to check the stick and that the pair left the game by their own volition.

“In this case, with 10 minutes remaining in the game, a fan was notified by security as he was walking in the concourse with a hockey stick, that due to fan safety protocols, MLSE’s fan services would assist them to check the stick until the end of the game as it poses a safety hazard for other fans,” the statement read. “The fan in this case did not want to check the stick, and instead made their own decision to leave the game.”

MLSE - "hey, you cant walk with that stick but we'd be happy to hold it for you"

Them - "No thanks we were already leaving".

....what assholes. We should be celebrating Suzuki doing a cool thing for that kid who will never forget it for the rest of his life, but instead, it's this lying garbage.

 

[Racer88]

Typical Habs fan…….kick him to the curb

 

[123offtheglass]

Feel bad for the kid, don't know why the parent(s) felt the need to make a scene over this.

 

[ACC1224]

Walking the concourse with 10 minutes remaining in the game... they may have been heading out to beat the rush anyway...

They travel to watch their team on the road and leave when it’s 3-2?

 

[zeke]

Never believe any story in the media making the Leafs look bad. It's just easy clicks - even the clicks of leafs-hating Leafs fans.

 

[Squiffy]

They travel to watch their team on the road and leave when it’s 3-2?

Maybe dad just had enough? Kid had a bloody lip, it’s getting late, kid does NOT want to turn over the stick because it’s the greatest thing he’s ever gotten, teams losing, not serving beer anymore lol... call it a night.

Just spitballing but anyone here with kids who ever took a youngish one to a game can see that shaking down, not a huge stretch.

 

[Stephen]

They travel to watch their team on the road and leave when it’s 3-2?

Well, they weren’t glued to their seats!

 

[PromisedLand]

Habs fans lying... what else is new.

There are protocols at the game. May be MLSE should put this on the ticket they sell or put it on their website so there is no "confusion" in future.

Making a "thing" of a non-issue; smells like a habs fan

And of course goes without saying. f*** the habs. Loser franchise