“Higher Pain Tolerance Than NBA and Soccer!”: Despite Suffering a Horrifying Injury, 5-Year-Old Hockey Fan’s Wonderful Gesture Melts Netizens Hearts

Ice hockey has always been categorized as an aggressive sport hosting athletes with comparatively, greater physical aptitude. However, it also calls for tough fans who worship the game. Fans and spectators in the stands are often injured by pucks flying off into the audience section. Similarly, a recent episode of such a scenario involved a 5-year-old NHL fan. 

Mississippi Sea Wolves Fan, Cooper Diaz, a resident of Biloxi was injured by a puck that flew over the glass mid-game. The incident took place on Saturday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. To everyone’s surprise, the young fan showcased amazing spirit by re-watching the winning moments of the NHL team. The episode went viral on social media, and guess what the fans had to say? Read on to know. 

Fans react to the toughest fan of the Sea Wolves

As per a recent Facebook post, a still of Cooper is doing rounds on the internet. Additionally, he has gained significant recognition from fans, on the account of his brave feat. The image featured the boy in a blood-stained t-shirt and with a caption, “Kid is a tank!! True hockey player!” It also briefly described the incident, further adding that he returned with three stitches to watch his team win. His heartwarming gesture has left fans pondering over the little guy’s future as an athlete.

Apart from applauding Cooper for his passion and loyalty to the game, few fans satirically compared this incident to NBA legend, Lebron James’s fingernail injury. “And, Lebron breaks a nail – gets carried off,” one wrote. While another hinted that the player would abandon the whole season itself.

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Here are some of the reactions: 

“He has a higher pain tolerance than NBA and soccer!!!!”

“I hope that kid got to go home with a signed stick and season tickets for Dad”

“That’s a hockey player!”

“Beast mode buddy !!! Atta be big guy. Clearly, went to the game with dad lol”

Moments like this is pretty common as far as the sport is concerned. And a similar incident took place in 2002. But it did not end on a happy note. 

A dark moment in the history of the NHL

As per reports, 13-year-old, Brittanie Cecil attended a game of the Columbus Blue Jackets against Calgary Flames in Ohio on March 16th, 2002. In the second half, a lightning shot by Blue Jackets’ player, Espen Knutsen, further deflected by the defenseman, Morris hit Cecil in the stands. The hit resulted in a cracked skull, she was instantly rushed to medical supervision. 

Unfortunately, she passed away on the 18th of March succumbing to her injuries, just two days prior to her 14th birthday. The NHL team’s general manager, Douglas McLean addressed the unfortunate incident on behalf of the Blue Jackets, saying, “deeply saddened by the tragic incident.”

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After this incident, the league took several precautionary measures to safe keep fans from any similar future occurrences. While Cooper lived on, Brittanie could not. The one question to ask is this. What protective measures do you think the league should execute? Let us know.