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CBS News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Canadian announcer said he was hit with a chair during a minor league hockey game in Colorado
American Hockey League announcer Brandon Astle said he was hit by a chair by a fan while calling a Colorado Eagles playoff game in Loveland. His call was caught during the broadcast of the Eagles and Abbotsford Canucks game on Monday night at Blue Arena. Astle is the play-by-play voice of the Abbotsford Canucks. After a thud is heard, Astle said "got some yahoo chirping at me from behind. Get out of here! What was he doing? Security! Try that again ... I'm fired up. He threw my chair at me, hit me right in the back of the leg. Like, what was he doing here? Unreal. Have another beer." The Eagles would go on to lose the game 5-0 and the Pacific Division Finals series of the Calder Cup playoffs to Abbotsford on Monday. The Colorado Eagles are a professional minor league hockey team. They were founded in 2003. Since 2018, they've been an affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche. That's also when the team moved to the AHL from the ECHL. The Eagles have yet to win the Calder Cup since making that move.
New York Post
5 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Hockey broadcaster says fan attacked him with chair during AHL playoff game in ‘unreal' scene
The intensity of playoff hockey can easily lead to fights, though they're usually confined to the ice. Once in a while it might even lead to rowdy fans scrapping in the stands. But you don't expect a pro wrestling match to break out in the broadcast booth. Brandon Astle, the play-by-play announcer for the AHL's Abbotsford Canucks — the top minor-league affiliate for the NHL's Vancouver Canucks — said on the broadcast of the team's Pacific Division Game 5 win over the Colorado Eagles that he was attacked by a fan with a chair during the first period of Monday's do-or-die game. 3 Brandon Astle, the play-by-player for the Abbotsford Canucks, said during Monday's playoff game he was attacked by a fan with a chair during the broadcast. X/Brandon Astle 3 Brandon Astle in a photo posted to Facebook. Facebook/Brandon Astle In videos posted on social media, an audible bang can be heard right before a faceoff with 1:14 left in the first period. 'Got some yahoo chirping at me from behind. Get out of here. What was he doing? Security! Try that again,' Astle says. After a stoppage with 57 seconds left in the period, Astle provided more details. 'I'm fired up. He threw my chair at me. Hit me right in the back of the leg,' Astle said. 'What was he doing here? Unreal. Have another beer.' Astle then addressed the incident on X, revealing the fan was removed from the arena. 'I could have handled this better, but was in shock & fired up as you can tell, as that has never happened to me before…I know that one yahoo does not reflect the Eagles organization or their fans & apparently was found and kicked out,' he wrote. 3 The incident occurred during the first period. AHL TV Abbotsford won the deciding game 5-0 to advance to a Western Conference finals clash against the Texas Stars, Dallas' AHL affiliate. The winner of that series will play in the Calder Cup finals against the East winner, which will either be the Laval Rocket (Montreal Canadiens) or the Charlotte Checkers (Florida Panthers.)
Fox News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Hockey announcer confronted by raucous fan, hit with chair during live broadcast
The Abbotsford Canucks' victory in a decisive Game 5 of the second-round American Hockey League's Calder Cup playoff series against the Colorado Eagles was marred by a chair-throwing incident. Before the Canucks celebrated a 5-0 win and a spot in the Western Conference Finals, a rowdy fan got into a heated exchange with the team's Brandon Astle during the live broadcast of the matchup. The Canucks are the Vancouver Canucks' minor league affiliate, while the Eagles serve as the developmental affiliate of the NHL's Colorado Avalanche. Abbotsford held a 2-0 lead in the semifinal series when a noticeable noise appeared to briefly distract Astle. The broadcaster revealed that the noise was the result of a fan throwing a chair, which ultimately struck him in the leg. "Got some yahoo chirping at me from behind. Get out of here! What was he doing? Security! Try that again," Astle said. "I'm fired up. He threw my chair at me, hit me right in the back of the leg. Like, what was he doing here? Unreal. Have another beer," the broadcaster added. After the game, Astle took to his social media platform to offer an apology for his handling of the situation. "I could have handled this better, but was in shock & fired up as you can tell, as that has never happened to me before…I know that one yahoo does not reflect the Eagles organization or their fans & apparently was found and kicked out," he wrote on X. The Canucks will meet the Texas Stars in the conference finals. The winner will advance to the Calder Cup Finals. Game 1 of the series begins on May 29. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
National Post
5 days ago
- General
- National Post
An Abbotsford Canucks announcer was hit with a chair and no one will talk about it
So the long and short of this all is that yes, it does seem Abbotsford Canucks announcer Brandon Astle was struck in some way with a chair allegedly thrown by a Colorado Eagles fan during the broadcast of Monday's series-clinching win for the Canucks at Blue Arena in Loveland, Colo. Article content 'Got some yahoo chirping at me from behind,' Astle said late in the first period of the game, after Phil Di Giuseppe scored to make it 2-0. Article content 'I'm fired up. He threw my chair at me. Hit me right in the back of my leg. What was he doing here?' he then said about 20 seconds later, after a whistle had stopped play. Article content 'Unreal. Have another beer,' he then quipped to the viewing audience. Article content Astle later posted to X about the incident, first posting a classic WWE clip of Stone Cold Steve Austin attacking The Rock with a chair, then a later post where he commented on a post of the audio of the incident. Article content 'I could have handled this better, but was in shock & fired up as you can tell, as that has never happened to me before… I know that one yahoo does not reflect the Eagles organization or their fans & apparently was found and kicked out,' he wrote. Article content ummm @brandon_astle, are you good? 😮 — Lizz Child (@LizzChild) May 26, 2025 Article content An account on X then went at him, suggesting they were the fan and that Astle's account was incorrect. Article content Astle did not respond to an inquiry about the event, though another source told Postmedia that Astle's claims were indeed legit. Article content But no one else is really talking either, leaving a few questions. Article content The Canucks' director of communications Craig MacEwen declined to comment: 'we don't have any comment. Feel the incident has been dealt with and is over.' Article content Kevin McGlue, the Eagles' vice-president of communications, also declined to further clarify what had happened: 'Thank you for reaching out. We have had discussions with Brandon over the past 24 hours, and the two teams are not going to be providing any further comment on the matter.' Article content McGlue wouldn't even confirm or deny that the fan who is alleged to have thrown the chair was ejected from the building. Article content The silence is a bit odd, though perhaps the Canucks would rather concentrate on their outstanding playoff run: they're set to face the Texas Stars in the AHL Western Conference championship, starting Thursday at the Abbotsford Centre. Article content Often road announcers in the AHL are left to broadcast from a table in or adjacent to the stands. What Colorado's setup is isn't known. Was there a security guard posted in Astle's area? How did the fan get so close to him in the first place? Should the Canucks have had a staffer sitting with him? Article content
Vancouver Sun
5 days ago
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
An Abbotsford Canucks announcer was hit with a chair and no one will talk about it
So the long and short of this all is that yes, it does seem Abbotsford Canucks announcer Brandon Astle was struck in some way with a chair allegedly thrown by a Colorado Eagles fan during the broadcast of Monday's series-clinching win for the Canucks at Blue Arena in Loveland, Colo. 'Got some yahoo chirping at me from behind,' Astle said late in the first period of the game, after Phil Di Giuseppe scored to make it 2-0. 'I'm fired up. He threw my chair at me. Hit me right in the back of my leg. What was he doing here?' he then said about 20 seconds later, after a whistle had stopped play. 'Unreal. Have another beer,' he then quipped to the viewing audience. Astle later posted to X about the incident, first posting a classic WWE clip of Stone Cold Steve Austin attacking The Rock with a chair, then a later post where he commented on a post of the audio of the incident. 'I could have handled this better, but was in shock & fired up as you can tell, as that has never happened to me before… I know that one yahoo does not reflect the Eagles organization or their fans & apparently was found and kicked out,' he wrote. ummm @brandon_astle , are you good? 😮 An account on X then went at him, suggesting they were the fan and that Astle's account was incorrect. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Astle did not respond to an inquiry about the event, though another source told Postmedia that Astle's claims were indeed legit. But no one else is really talking either, leaving a few questions. The Canucks' director of communications Craig MacEwen declined to comment: 'we don't have any comment. Feel the incident has been dealt with and is over.' Kevin McGlue, the Eagles' vice-president of communications, also declined to further clarify what had happened: 'Thank you for reaching out. We have had discussions with Brandon over the past 24 hours, and the two teams are not going to be providing any further comment on the matter.' McGlue wouldn't even confirm or deny that the fan who is alleged to have thrown the chair was ejected from the building. The silence is a bit odd, though perhaps the Canucks would rather concentrate on their outstanding playoff run: they're set to face the Texas Stars in the AHL Western Conference championship, starting Thursday at the Abbotsford Centre. Often road announcers in the AHL are left to broadcast from a table in or adjacent to the stands. What Colorado's setup is isn't known. Was there a security guard posted in Astle's area? How did the fan get so close to him in the first place? Should the Canucks have had a staffer sitting with him? Was there some other issue in play? Might there be something that would prove embarrassing to one of the organizations? We'll likely never know. pjohnston@
