An anonymous Toronto Maple Leafs fan appears to be in high spirits after going viral for a video that took place at Scotiabank Arena.
Leafs star forward Auston Matthews scored his 43rd, 44th, and 45th points of the season on a trio of second-period hits during Toronto’s 4-3 overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers last Thursday night. did.
Hundreds of Leafs fans threw their hats onto the ice as part of the hat trick tradition, but at least one fan had his hat thrown onto the ice unintentionally.
A video originally posted on TikTok before being deleted by @jerryjonespop went viral on X earlier this week showing a fan sneaking up behind another fan and stealing a fedora from his head.
A Leafs fan throws another Leafs fan’s hat onto the ice 😳🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/O8gL5fQP3t
— Pavel Bulldozer Lubanski (@pavellubanski) February 17, 2024
The former fedora wearer, who was clearly a little shaken by the incident, denounced the assailant in a video that has been viewed more than 3.1 million times.
but According to the post A gift from popular Leafs content creator Curtis Stevenson, aka “Curtis from Alberta,” led to a happy reunion between the fedora and its owner.
“Yes, I was back in about five minutes. The arena staff saw it and immediately went to get it. I’ve been a Leaf season ticket holder since the ’80s, and I’m best known for my Scotiabank fedora. I am. [Arena]. I have about 15 custom-made hats that I change out depending on the game,” the fan wrote. “For the game against Philadelphia, I was wearing a Dave Keown autographed sweater (not a jersey!) and a custom 60s-style brown fedora. He was angry that that bastard grabbed something that didn’t belong to him. Everyone around him scolded him, and when the period was over, he didn’t come back.”
Either way, there are plenty of opportunities for Toronto fans to throw their hats this year, with seven hat tricks so far this season at Scotiabank Arena, including five by Matthews.
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