Quick-thinking man saves boy from flying hockey puck

Caught on Camera: Man Saves Boy from Flying Puck During Minor League Hockey Game

On April 11, near the end of a Cleveland Monsters minor league hockey game, a puck flew from the playing ice into the area where Nasir Davis was sitting with his family. Video: WJW awards ceremony, @ASIAFROMAKRON / TikTok

The quick thinking of a hockey fan in Ohio saved a young boy from a serious injury during a game earlier this month.

On April 11, near the end of a Cleveland Monsters minor league hockey game, a puck flew from the playing ice into the area where Nasir Davis was sitting with his family.

Within moments, the puck was hurtling toward Nasir. It happened quickly – but not quickly enough for Andrew Podolak, who was in the next seat.

“I saw it fly by and my first instinct was to just hide it. There were a few other kids behind me too, so I just tried to jump in front of it,” Podolak told WJW FOX 8 News.

Podolak said he was able to deflect the puck from his hand and send it over the boy, causing him to fall behind them.

The boy's mother, Asia Davis, happened to be filming when it all happened.

The boy looks stunned as his mother screams, “Oh my god!”

Video of the moment a man saved a young boy from a flying hockey puck.

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She shared her video on TikTok, including a slow-motion version that she narrated. She said her son had ice cubes in his hair after the puck whizzed dangerously close to his face.

“That thing is a flying trauma,” Davis says in her video, referring to the type of injuries her son might have suffered if it had hit him.

“It makes me sick to think about it because I had the reaction time of a sloth,” she added lightly.

She told WJW that it took her a moment to realize what had happened because her eyes were closed.

“This guy literally saved my son's life. He prevented a life-changing event from happening,” she said.

Asia Davis and Andrew Podolak speak with WJW.

Asia reportedly thanked Podolak personally, but wanted to do more, so the Cleveland Monsters helped reunite them at another game. They all took part in the ceremonial puck drop.

The Monsters are the top minor league affiliate of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets.

This story was reported from Detroit.

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