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Flames fan arrested after 'death threats' during Columbus game
Flames fan arrested after 'death threats' during Columbus game
Ah, the annual rites of the Stanley Cup playoffs for hockey fans. Ritualistic analysis of the standings. Reprioritizing the family budget for postseason ticket strips. Oh, and calling your team's opponent during a critical regular-season game and making death threats against their players ...
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Dawn of a New Era in Columbus
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Ray Emery's Hummer Impounded, Death Threats in Columbus & More!
Puck Central - A New York Rangers & NHL fan Blog — ... A Flames fan was arrested last night after their game in Columbus against the Blue Jackets because he had made several terroristic threats aimed at Columbus players, in particualr Steve Mason (who got a shutout....again!) [Link] ...

Toughest Arenas To Play in This Post Season
Bangin Panger — ... Quite possibly my favorite hockey arena to watch a game of hockey in besides Mellon Arena...and I've never even been there. This place just looks bad ass at all times. That sea of red jerseys? What a spectacle. Again, it's Canada...so you know what you're getting with their fans. And any fanbase that has psychotic people making threat phone calls wanting to shoot and bomb Steve Mason is probably enough conclude they take their playoff hockey seriously. Nuf said. ...

THE NEWS
Mondesi's House — ... on the Penguins' message board, and Pittsburgh Police are investigating. Earlier this year, a Calgary man was arrested for threats made about Columbus' Steve Mason. [WPXI, Puck Daddy] ...

When chasing the girl, hockey is a risk factor
Lighthouse Hockey — ... So, I'm not saying don't date hockey fans -- hell, I've got one riding shotgun who I'm quite smitten with, if I do say so myself. I'm just saying that if you go hunting in the areas where hockey fandom is the first criteria, be prepared to end up with the someone whose life outside of the sport is as dysfunctional as the rest of your seatmates up in the 300s. ...

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Steve Mason makes 33 saves for franchise record 10th shutoutNHL.com News in English 3/27/2009
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Steve Mason makes 33 saves as he posts his franchise-best 10th shutoutNHL.com News in English 3/27/2009
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Police: Fan threatens Blue Jackets (AP)Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 3/27/2009
Police say a passionate hockey fan made physical threats against the Columbus Blue Jackets in a series of phone calls to the team's arena during a game. Columbus Police Sgt. Rick Weiner (WINE-er') says 52-year-old Peter Stenzel was arrested Thursday ...
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