[Tsawwassen]

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Originally Posted by Tsawwassen
This is the second death of an active player for the BJs. Goaltender Matīss Kivlenieks died 3 years ago from an errant fireworks mortar shell that fatally struck him in the chest.

Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack
If I’m not mistaken it was a CBJ v CGY game where a fan was struck and killed by a puck. Strange, sad interweaving of tragedy between these two clubs

Gonna miss you Johnny

You're right. It was March 16, 2002 that Brittanie Cecil was hit in the head by a puck. She died two days later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Brittanie_Cecil


Another interweaving is that Dave King was the coach of the BJs at the time.