![]() ![]() The melee took on the feel of a scene from Slap Shot as Bruins defenseman Mike Milbury took the shoe off the instigator and hit him with it. Then a spectator reached over the glass to hit Jonathan and took his stick, prompting Bruins skaters to jump over the glass into the stands. Amidst finger pointing and justifications, it was clear that the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers aired some on-ice tensions as the game between them ended. In the articles that followed, the Boston and New York papers relayed the same story from quite different viewpoints. Spectator,” while the Daily News exclaimed “A stick save – and a beauty!” The photo showed Bruins Terry O’Reilly diving into the stands at Madison Square Gardens to retrieve teammate Stan Jonathan’s stick from the spectator who stole it. In the next issue after the events of December 23, 1979, both the Boston Globe and the New York Daily News featured the same photo on the front page. ![]()
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