Alla oleva juttu menisi ehkä NHL-huumoria osionkin alle, mutta laitetaan tänne, kun tapaus johti jonkinlaisiin hyväntekeväisyysjuttuihin.
Tämän palstan Tampa-faneille ei tainnut käydä samalla lailla? Heh.
"On an ensuing power play, a fired-up Garnett recalled watching Lightning defenseman
Victor Hedman hold the puck for too long.
"I was yelling, 'Shoot! Shoot!' because sometimes we get too cute with the puck," he said.
This prompted his neighbor downstairs to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, believing there was a domestic dispute involving a firearm. According to sheriff's office spokesperson Natalia Verdina, four deputies were dispatched to the apartment at 8:24 p.m. after the call. When police showed up, Garnett said they asked where "the guns were" because they were told there was a domestic dispute.
The fans explained the misunderstanding, opening the apartment door wide to show that the game was on television and showing them that they were decked out in Lightning gear.
"My exact words [to them] were, 'We're just cheering for Steven Stamkos,'" Garnett said. "They completely understood. Didn't give us a hard time at all."
Devon Garnett created T-shirts inspired by his "Shoot!" misunderstanding, with some of the proceeds benefiting Tampa-area domestic violence organizations. He's hoping the Cup-champion Lightning will match the proceeds.
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