It was when the Dallas Stars fan used a racial slur during the exchange that things really heated up and the man in the row above punched him in the face.
18-year-old Eric Czapliniski has been the team manager for the Lacey High School Lions for the past three seasons while also playing Center for the Brick Stars Challenger Program.
Professional athletes often have a way of making enormous differences in the lives of their fans, and Alex Ovechkin is definitely not an exception to that. It may be a few years old, but you've got to see this story.
The New York Rangers face the Los Angeles Kings in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals beginning on Wednesday night in California. Here's a preview of the series that will decide which team wins the NHL championship:
Saturday night the Dallas Stars hosted the Minnesota Wild at American Airlines Center, and before the teams took to the ice, Dallas retired Mike Modano's #9. The Dallas Stars organization created a top-notch event which included a star-studded green carpet ceremony, video tributes and a very emotional speech of gratitude from Modano himself.