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The Punch-up in Piestany was a bench-clearing brawl between Canada and the Soviet Union during the final game of the 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Piešťany, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) on January 4, 1987. The incident resulted in the ejection of both teams from the tournament, and while the Soviets had already been ...
In American football, the Snowball Game was the November 11, 1985, National Football League game between the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos.It was notable for a play in which spectators at Denver's Mile High Stadium disrupted a 49ers' field goal attempt by throwing snowballs from the stands.
October 26 – In the Olympic football final, Bulgarian fans threw various objects onto the field in the 44th minute with Hungary leading 2–1 to protest the officiating after three Bulgarian players, Tzevan Dimtriov, captain Kiril Ivkov and Atanas Christov were sent off causing a 15-minute delay. Dimtriov was dismissed for a dangerous tackle ...
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American ice hockey player Adam Johnson has died following a “freak accident” on the ice as he played for English side Nottingham Panthers, the team said in a statement.
Age Player Nationality Date of death Cause of death Notes 40: Terry Sawchuk Canada May 31, 1970: injuries suffered in an off-ice shoving incident: Played 21 seasons and 972 games in the National Hockey League from 1949 to 1970; 14 of those seasons played with the Detroit Red Wings who retired his number 1; set numerous NHL goalie records and won numerous NHL awards; considered by many to be ...
The family of an ice hockey player who died after his neck was cut during a freak accident have revealed how they were ... with the 29-year-old briefly standing up before collapsing on the ice at ...
Derek Leendert Boogaard [1] (/ ˈ b oʊ ɡ ɑːr d / BOH-gard; later / ˈ b uː ɡ ɑːr d / BOO-gard; June 23, 1982 – May 13, 2011) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota Wild and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).