Flynn Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 http://https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31764017/columbus-blue-jackets-goalie-matiss-kivlenieks-24-dies-tragic-accident Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died Sunday at the age of 24. The team said Kivlenieks died as the result of a "tragic accident," suffering an apparent head injury in a fall. "Medical personnel were called immediately, but he succumbed a short time later," the team said in a statement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 More information. Tragic accident doesn’t describe this well enough. Police in Novi, Michigan, said Monday that 24-year-old Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died after hitting his head following a Fourth of July fireworks accident. Lt. Jason Meier of the Novi Police Department said a mortar-style firework tilted slightly and started to fire toward people nearby. Kivlenieks was in a hot tub and fled along with several other people, but he slipped and hit his head on concrete, Meier said. http://https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31764017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 So sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddynyc Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Horrible news and so sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Damn what a shock, I just remember seeing this guy last week with Alexander Rossi as they were doing a promo at the Mid-Ohio race track ahead of yesterday's race. Very tragic, RIP :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 So sad. Fireworks are dumb. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Terrible, just terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddynyc Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYR2711 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 This is so sad. I just read an article that they did an autopsy today on him, and they are saying now that he didn’t fall and hit his head, but that he was hit in the chest with a firework while in the hot tub. So terrible to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 WTF. RIP. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4EverRangerFrank Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Fireworks damn. RIP young guy - you were way too young for this fate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Fireworks claim another one. Ugh. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Heaven Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 He got his 1st career win vs the Rangers at MSG. RIP Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 He got his 1st career win vs the Rangers at MSG. RIP Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Of course he did, they all do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodka Drunkenski Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Terrible, RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 What the hell??? This is just awful! How did he get hit in the chest with a mortar in his hot tub??? First he hit his head, and now it's a mortar to the chest?? Something's fucked up with this whole story... Feel terrible for the kid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew a Penalty Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Police said Kivlenieks was roughly 10 feet away from the mortar when he was struck, the Daily Mail reported. He died from a percussive injury caused by the blast, causing major damage to his heart and lungs. Firefighters and paramedics responded to Legace’s home at about 10:15 p.m. Sunday. Kivlenieks told one teammate not to get into the ambulance with him, according to the Daily Mail. “[Kivlenieks] didn’t want him to have to see that,” the late goalie’s agent, Jay Grossman, told the outlet. Link: https://nypost.com/2021/07/06/blue-jackets-goalie-died-of-fireworks-blast-at-coachs-home/ How awful. Killed by some dumbass who shouldn't have been firing off fireworks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Pretty simple, if someone lights a mortar within 10 feet! of someone and kills them they should spend some time in prison. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Simpler: stop letting civilians use fucking mortars. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Simpler: stop letting civilians use fucking mortars. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Amen. How dumb that people have access to this type of firepower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoMinutesForNothing Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Especially when pyromania has a direct correlation with low IQs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Simpler: stop letting civilians use fucking mortars. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Yeah, really! What a senseless death. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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