Neal Bobys was the unfortuante fan who was hit by the stray puck. He's going to have one nasty scar and a crazy story to tell hockey fans. wset.com/sports/content/life-long-capitals-fan-hit-by-puck-at-capital-one-tells-his-story

The face on the players face when he realizes what happened is heartbreaking

That’s a tough fan. Nice to see the fans get together to help them.

2:34 "The fan that was hit with an Ambulance" Lmfao that got me good.

The stick taps for the fan tho. 👏 I was hoping for it, and damn it they delivered. No sport like Hockey.

Wes McCauley, best ref in the NHL.

2:34 Talk about bad luck. The fan gets a puck to the face then get's hit by the ambulance.

Good on the refs for pausing the game and making sure they get tended to

You gotta feel for McNabb too. He must have felt absolutely awful. But I always love how hockey players and fans come together during something like that. No sport like it!

I was hit square in the knee at a WHL game, I can't even begin to describe the pain.

2:35 “the fan was hit with an ambulance “ Fuck, that fan is having a bad night.

McNabb felt bad I could tell

I just love Hockey! The fans, the Referees, Linesmen, players, announcers, everyone is so into this sport. But it is also a community. The fans make it so.

Poor lady . Before People are gonna say always keep eye on puck but it happens …you in a crowd enjoying the game and socializing and it happen so quick after puck drop so it’s easy to let guard down

Once both me and my gramps were hit by pucks in the same OHL game. Man it sucks but we got free tickets and the team signed a couple mini sticks while the game was going.

We were at a Johnstown Chiefs game probably 25 years ago and a puck came flying into the stands and was heading right for my brothers head who would have been around 7 at the time, and my dad saw it and stuck his hand out and blocked it from hitting him. The next day his hand was completely black and blue but it might have saved my brothers life. The worst part about it is that the puck bounced into some older lady's lap who was sitting in front of us and she kept it!!

I've been broadcasting in minor pro hockey for 8 years now, my rookie season I got hit in the face by a puck during warmups when I looked away from the ice for just a split second, shattered my nose and I lost a good amount of blood to the point of almost passing out. Didn't want to leave and I tried to stay to call the game anyway but they made me go to the hospital anyway. Sure enough, they had to delay the game by 15 minutes because the ambulance that was there for the game was the one that transported me and they had to wait for another one to show up. Still one of my favorite stories of my career to date! Hope the fan that was hit recovers completely and can look back at this the way I did after it happened to me. Love the show of respect from the crowd and players!

I really hope they do something special for Wes when he retires. He's a fan favourite I'd love to see a hockey card of him

When you remember Brittanie Cecil die 20 years ago, you don't want to see that one more time. Hope the guy is Ok right now.

wes is the best ref in the league boys

Mcnabb face says it all. Props to Wes too, the Goat of all refs

Marchand better be suspended for this. 10 games minimum.

Classiest thing I’ve seen in a long while! Good on the Caps and officials to delay play until the fan was cared for! And Brayden McNabb, good on you for checking in as well ... all around, the best part of Old Time Hockey... cheers to everyone involved!

I hope that fan gets a special visit by a Caps player. That would be a nice gesture seeing this fan (and whoever else came with) have to miss some of the game.

"The fan who was hit with the ambulance.." LOL Boom broken arm -- Boom-boom Broken nose.

I thought the title said punk and I was like damn who's decking the spectators

Omg, I hope that fan is okay.

That stick tap gave me chills. Unbelievably classy.

i was there for this and it was terrifying sitting there not knowing if the person was okay. the entire crowd’s reaction after the fan was able to get up and out was really heartwarming

I was an usher for the St Louis Blues (and Cardinals) back in the early 80's, Arena and Checkerdome era. We would take the fans to the medical room under the stands when hit by a puck. My white shirt had many a bloodstain.

Classy move by both teams and good lookin' out by McCauley and the stripes to make sure play halted until the fan was taken care of.

This is why I love hockey. Players seem to genuinley care about fans and such. Awesome to see :)

I almost got hit with a puck once. I was seated right behind the net at a Vancouver/Anaheim game and during their warmups one came flying over and landed at my feet. Looked up to see the players staring at me wide-eyed. I just yelled “I’m okay!” and they looked really relieved. I hope this lady makes a speedy recovery!

You see that and you’re reminded that even the goalies used to play without helmets and would take shots like that on the regular.

This can be incredibly dangerous. I remember a couple cases of people dying before the nets went up. Even at mid ice, a solid clearing shot could do some serious damage. Hope this dude is alright

love that Wes McCauley waited to start the play. such a fantastic guy. hope the fan is ok. Wes is goat

This is why hockey is the best sport. Also, that fan is tougher than all of the MLB and NBA combined 😂

I’m willing to bet that Ovi with his big heart will do something for that fan and probably Mcnabb too. It was an unfortunate accident.

Brings back memories sitting in row E behind the goal at Cap Centre. There was no netting at the time, puck took off my promotional capitals hat by lawnboy, Some may remember that hat. I turned around to see the guy behind me with no teeth, puck hit him in the mouth. Year later girl dies in Tampa sitting behind the goal, up came the nettings.

0:32 That guy on the left is openly crying. He must’ve been scared for the person who got hit.

Great to see the players respecting the fans. Without fans, you are nothing. Good job!

"The fan that was hit with an Ambulance" - that's some Naked Gun type sh*t right there :D I hope the fan is doing ok!

Omg the man who’s crying while watching the other fans rush to the woman’s aid breaks my heart 😭 hopefully she’s okay

The second ambulance is a perfect policy. I was hurt at an auto racing event as a child (no memory of it) and there was only one ambulance. They couldn't resume the races until another ambulance arrived after I was taken to the hospital

That was heartbreaking. Good job refs for pausing the game!! Hoping the fan who got hit is fine now or at least feeling better.

It's great to see the fans helping eachother too.

That’s really awful! I feel really bad for that fan! I hope he’ll recover soon!

2:36 hit with a ambulance oof

Nice to see that the ref and the players acknowledged the injured fan. It seems to me that there the right actions were taken and a genuine concern for the injured fan. When you go to the games they tell you to keep your eyes open and pay attention. It’s very very rare that you will get a flying puck coming your way but you want to be watching the play in case the puck leaves the rink.

That had some heat on it. Looked like the one guy was pretty upset, must have been his girl that got hit

I recall A few years ago, when Kevin Fiala was still with Nashville…he had a wipeout and went straight and fast into the end board, leg extended. Scary sight…they got him medical attention quickly but since there was only one ambulance at the arena, and that one soon had him in it, they had to wait for another one to arrive before play could resume. It was a playoff game.

Oh shit a fan got hit by an ambulance!? 2:34

The fan got stitched up, returned for the third and scored two beers and a hot dog. Because even hockey fans are tougher than NBA players.

It’s impressive that a fan could be hit by an ambulance while sitting in there seat.

Don Cherry took a lot of heat about 20 years ago when he made a comment about a women getting hit in the face with a puck while she was knitting at the game. He said" don't bring your knitting to a hockey game, or you'll take a puck to the face" lol

Where's the medical team? The fans stepped up to help props to them. Hopefully the fan gets to keep that puck.

Toughest athletes out there but also the most caring.

Pay attention! Back in the day, even during warmup, people had to WATCH THE PLAY. Pre-netting, you had to watch during warmups with the number of puck flying into the stands.

I have a friend who got hit by a puck at a Blackhawks game. He ended up having to have surgery on his shoulder over it.

I'm glad that the fan was alright, but I was touched by the players, coaches and referees showed concern of the fan

Growing up in Canada, I was always told to keep an eye on the puck when watching a game, this is why. Hope the fan is okay

Great job by the refs to pause the game til the fan was able to go for more care. McNabb felt so bad, you could see if on his face. The stick taps and applause were great, too! Hopefully the fan is healing well!

Seen too many of those happen sitting in the lower level... one time similar play the puck ends up going over my head but ends up landing on the step next to me( i had an end seat) that was because it hit the person directly behind me in the face... i gave the puck to them as they were on their way to get repairs

I remember sitting in the blues at the old Maple Leaf Gardens and a lady got hit in the forehead with a puck she then slumped forward and smashed her mouth on the railing. It was quite traumatic to see for an 8 year old kid. She was stitched up and back at the next game in her seasons seats mind you with a very bruised face.

When I was a young kid at my older brothers game, my dad left the stands to the concession and told me to be careful of flying pucks, while he was gone the lady right infront of me got smacked in the face with a flying puck.

During warm-ups at a ECHL game a puck hit the crossbar and flew up over the safety netting and landed right on my hand making my beer explode everywhere on everybody . Wasn't much pain involved because most the momentum was gone but the impact was felt fersure . Hope they're alright

Fuuu…. Watching that the 2nd time really shows how fast that puck was moving. Damn. Straight to her head?! Damn

Great All round respect and safety for Everyone by the Ref and Both teams. the ref was thinking about EVERYONE. Wes great job

W vid, W team, W fans, W ref, W everything

Seeing the father/ husband whatever he was crying hit hard. Hope the fan is ok

My prayers for that fan,that's why you always pay attention, hopefully she will be okay, that really gonna hurt

I know he had a bunch of people in his face and a towel up there also but all things considered, it looks like he kept pretty calm! Hey he is a hockey fan shit he might have gotten stitched up and back watching the game by the next period!

That happened during my first Buffalo Sabres game against Detroit back when I was a kid. Probably around 1992. Back in the old Aud. It was a old lady few rows below me. She took it in the nose and was knocked out

Wes is the man. Classy everyone showed concern for the fan. 👍🏼

It's pretty cool watching the players and fans applaud the injured fan the same way they all do for an injured player. One more thing that sets hockey apart.

Now they'll put netting all the way around the ice

I got hit in the head by a puck when I was at an OHL game when I was 12. I blacked out twice, went to hospital and got stitched up. Still have the puck...and a scar.

It looked rough and I hope they’re okay

My dad caught a puck with his teeth when he was a teen, knocked the front 6 out of his mouth. He wore a denture the rest of his life. Of course, he was old school, and playing goalie without a mask, so there is that.

Hope he's ok. I can remember pucks hitting fans at the old Toronto Toros games at Maple leaf Gardens. Brutal.

OH MY GOD SHE ALSO GOT HIT BY AN AMBULANCE!?!?!? 😱😲😱

The fan got hit by the puck and THEN an ambulance?!?! Man what terrible luck.

Hockey so tough even the fans lose their teeth from time to time

In the 90’s, before the netting was a thing, we would go to Sabres games and intentionally sit many rows up behind the goalie & try to catch shot deflections that came up. Two rules: Pay attention, and bring a baseball glove. Great memories.

I remember about 20 years ago a girl got hit by a puck at a Jackets game and died, I always remembered that, that's why they put netting up, as a result of that tragedy, always scary when someone gets hit by a puck

any update on the fan? i’m assuming a nasty head injury and maybe some stitches but would love confirmation that they’re ok

Had this happen at an AHL game. Had my head turned away from the play and took a clearing shot at probably 80+ straight to the dome. Instantly KO'd and I woke up in the trainer's room. I still have a dent from the edge because it was a fresh frozen puck and those things are hard AF. Gotta keep your eye on the puck 🤷‍♂️

Big respect that they waited to drop the puck!

That's a straight shot

Wow can't believe that fan got hit by an ambulance too. Rough day.

HOCKEY PLAYERS ...SUCH A CLASSY GROUP OF PEOPLE..HOPE THE FAN IS OK 👌.....WES ...GREAT JOB 👍 👌

BRUTAL😱😳. Hopefully the fan is Ok🙏🏻.

It reminded of the FRIENDS episode where Joey, Chandler and Ross went to a rangers vs Penguins game and Ross got hit by the puck.😂

I remember a couple years ago, myself and my girlfriend and her friend were at a Junior A game in London, Ontario. My girlfriend and her friend were constantly talking through the game and I told them they have to pay attention or they might get hit by a puck, they just laughed at me. Halfway through the second period I got up to go get a beer and when I got back, sure enough my girlfriend got hit in the chest, when I was gone. They didn’t speak another word for the rest of the game. A bad bruise and luckily nothing broken

thats the humanity ive been looking for, the eyes of players tell everything

I went to a QMJHL game and a saw a lady get hit by a puck and holy… there was blood

Let’s hope that fan makes a full recovery! On the other hand, The Washington Capitals should pay for any medical bill expenses. Such as the ambulance ride and the hospital emergency room visit. I’m not a lawyer. I’m not sure how the whole medical and legal side of things play out if a fan gets injured by a puck or a baseball?

Don't ever forget Henrik Lundquist was on this team!

You really need to put netting all around the rink

wow even in hockey, one of the most violent sports, officials and players are stopping the game and getting help to someone injured as soon as possible... travis scott should take notes....