Video: Ice-hockey player gets hit with crunching tackle; has helmet taken off and beer spilt over his head by drunken fans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XClSicCjjbE

Safe to say Adam Pardy of the Winnipeg Jets had an interesting evening against the Chicago Blackhawks earlier this week.

As if being hit with a tackle by Brandon Bollig that was so hard that it sent him through the plexiglass surrounding the ice-rink wasn’t bad enough, Pardy then had his helmet yanked off him by a fan who was quite obviously the worse for wear and a beer poured over his head by a female fan in a similar state beside him. The Blackhawks have since apologised for the incident, releasing a statement which read: "We have spoken to those involved. The individuals were immediately ejected from the arena to preserve the safety of everyone in attendance, including other fans, players and officials. We also have apologised to the Jets and the NHL." Pardy was probably quite woozy after the tackle before having beer poured over his head but he was quite good-natured about the whole incident afterwards, as he was quoted in the Chicago Tribune as saying: "I definitely smelled a little booze for about six minutes. "I guess somebody reached around (and took the helmet). I don't know what happened to my stick either — that got lost in the crowd too. A little insult to injury there. It was tough enough to get put through the glass but then to get a beer thrown on my head, too, was not a good thing." Just your average night in the NHL, eh?