Toronto Maple Leafs tell their side of the Habs fan who was ejected - The father lied?

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S. Harper
April 11, 2022 (11:20 PM)

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In case you missed it the hot topic has been Habs Fan Steven Beauparpant and his son supposably ejected from Saturday night's game between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs after Hunter was accidentally injured when he missed a puck thrown over the glass by Nick Suzuki.

Nick felt bad and gave the little Habs fan a stick he signed as well as another Puck and took selfies with Hunter and his father. Hunter's father Steven Beauparpant then said he and his son were ejected for having the stick which Scotiabank Arena security considered a prohibited weapon.

The Canadiens organization reached out to Steven Beauparpant and his offering them tickets and travel to a game at the Bell Centre after the story went viral.

As we know theirs always two sides to a story and and we learned from TSN's John Lu the Toronto Maple Leafs have issued a statement:

"MLSE and its fan services team works in every case to deliver a world-class experience for each fan, while ensuring the safety and enjoyment of their fellow attendees is protected. In this case, with 10 minutes remaining in the game, a fan was notified by security as he was walking in the concourse with a hockey stick, that due to fan safety protocols, MLSE's fan services would assist them to check the stick until the end of the game as it poses a safety hazard for other fans. While the fan in this case did not want to check the stick, and instead made their own decision to leave the game, the protocol remains an important one for fan safety and our Fan Services team will continue to work with all attendees at any event in our venues to ensure a first-class experience for all while ensuring adherence to event protocols."

So according to the release the boy was asked to leave with only 10 minutes remaining in the game, not the entire game, which creates a lot of holes in Steven Beauparpant story, however the stick could of been stored at Guest Services. That's what they do if you win a hockey stick or Jerseys during teams raffle and giveaways so it could have been handled differently if that's the case.

Let's just hope this was just a case of misinformation and not a case of a fan lieing for free gifts.