While you’re likely watching the NFC Championship Game, weird things are happening in the NHL during a game between the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins.
The teams went to the first intermission with 6:26 left in the first period… due to a hole in the ice at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena.
Due to required ice maintenance, the remaining 6:26 of 1st pd. in #BOSvsPIT will be played after intermission, followed by the 2nd pd.
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 22, 2017
Here's the 411: Intermission now. Then we will play the 6:26 left from the 1st period. The players will switch sides and start the 2nd.
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) January 22, 2017
I’d say a hole in the ice is a pretty good reason to halt play of an ice hockey game.
Here’s video of the hole in the ice and decision to go to intermission early:
And, yes, Twitter then took the opportunity to blame this on Bill Belichick and the Patriots:
Does Bill Belichick have a relative on the PPG Paints Arena ice maintenance crew? Asking for a friend……
— Paul Zeise (@PaulZeise) January 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/Michael_Stokes3/status/823269961623863299
Bill Belichick definitely put that hole in the ice
— Adele Popovic (@adelemarie316) January 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/B_Ames21/status/823269509406617607
