Threat Made Against Capitals' Alexander Ovechkin

"Pittsburgh Police are investigating a threat made against Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals." (H/t Kukla)

almost 3 years ago J.P. 26 comments 0 recs |

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Wow… what can you say to that? Just wow.

by vi on May 7, 2009 4:09 PM EDT reply actions

This is indeed ridiculous, but I’m not too worried about it.

by ninefttall on May 7, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions

Stay classy, Pittsburgh

by snowburnt on May 7, 2009 4:42 PM EDT reply actions

Careful. There are very few facts out there.

Besides, I doubt it was the mayor issuing the threat on behalf of the city, so I’m not sure throwing the entire town under the bus here is appropriate anyway.

Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world

by J.P. on May 7, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m a big proponent of the city of Pittsburgh.

However, after reading the details of the recent police shooting nothing would surprise me

by snowburnt on May 7, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe it’s just German for “The, Alex, The”?

by Hooks Orpik on May 7, 2009 4:53 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Very nice Simpsons ref.

Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world

by J.P. on May 7, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Per Corey:

The threat was made on the Penguins’ official message board during Game 2. It was on page 58 of the official game 2 thread, but it has sense been removed.

It was made by someone with the handle “pensforlife87” and it said “Im killing Ovechkin i’ll go to jail i dont care anymore.”

Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world

by J.P. on May 7, 2009 4:55 PM EDT reply actions

Err, that second part’s supposed to be in the blockquote, too.

Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world

by J.P. on May 7, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions

So, you know what’s a sign you might care about your team just a little too much….?

by David Getz on May 7, 2009 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Peter Stenzel should have bought a computer.

We've got a goalie who's playing pretty good right now, while you've got one who can't get onto the ice without falling on his ass.

by Bald Pollack on May 7, 2009 5:12 PM EDT reply actions

Whoever it was is apparently A 17-year-old in Chambersburg, Pa.

by Ovechwin on May 7, 2009 5:30 PM EDT reply actions

jp, this needs to go on the main page and not just a fanshot. People need to remember it’s just a game.

by b.orr4 on May 7, 2009 5:49 PM EDT reply actions

update (h/t ovechwin for the lead) from the CBC local news station in pittsburgh:

And the Washington Capital’s security took the threat very seriously, contacting Pittsburgh Police who were able to trace the message back to a Chambersburg teenager.

State police in Chambersburg told KDKA’s Andy Sheehan they’ve interviewed the teenager and confiscated the computer.

State police investigators will be downloading the hard drive on that computer and are in contact with the district attorney to determine what charges will be filed.

by Natty Bumppo on May 7, 2009 6:06 PM EDT reply actions

All the Pensblog photoshops with Ovi and Caps hate probably aren’t going to help that kids case when the forensic people get a hold of it.

by zephyr on May 7, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Poor kid...

the Capitals and NHL security want to make an example of the young man that such acts will not be tolerated.

by Ovechwin on May 7, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions

I can’t work up that much pity for him. There’ve been enough actual tragedies in recen years, that were presaged by message board mischief and committed by teenagers, that kids — those who are nearly adults — should know that they need to think twice.

by CapitalCentre on May 7, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions

and of course i wrote “CBC local news” instead of “CBS local news,” probably because i’ve been reading way too much canadian media lately.. :)

by Natty Bumppo on May 7, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m not surprised it turned out to be a teenager. I read the discussion about it on the Caps boards, and the language did seem to be a bit teenaged text message like.

It’s unfortunate, but people (and teenagers) need to learn to watch how they say things. Jokes and sarcasm do not translate to the internet at all, and this certainly didn’t read like a joke. Unless they find out he’s got serious mental issues, probably not much will come of it as he’s a minor.

by gfcaps fan on May 7, 2009 7:03 PM EDT reply actions

See above quote

Or for the lazy

the Capitals and NHL security want to make an example of the young man that such acts will not be tolerated.

by Ovechwin on May 7, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Let’s not get testy. It’s not like I haven’t read it too. But HE’S A MINOR. He’s not going to jail in all likelihood. Unless they find a reason to charge him with something as an adult (which is often done at that age), we’ll never hear anything else about it.

Just having the cops show up at his house and having to explain everything could be more than enough to scare the crap out of him. And keep him away from the internet for years under court order.

by gfcaps fan on May 7, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions

We became aware of an inappropriate comment on a message board and referred it to appropriate authorities.

if I had a nickel…

from the house that Red Jesus built

by bigonetimer on May 7, 2009 7:21 PM EDT reply actions

I’m guessing this isn’t a quote from the admins at CI

by Icebat on May 7, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions

i understand the gravity of a death threat, but is no one else terrified that the authorities can just track down whomever they want that makes any kind of suspicious comment on the internet?

by caps98fan on May 7, 2009 11:48 PM EDT reply actions

Law enforcement has had this ability for quite some time, it appears that you were just not aware of it. If you were the intended victim of these types of comments or an identity theft victim, I think you would feel differently about law enforcement tracking abilities. If nothing else, this event is a reminder to think before you put stuff up on the internet.

by NovaCath on May 8, 2009 7:26 AM EDT up reply actions

No.

There’s a reason you have to register for these things. Just read some of the stories about cyberbulling that are out there, and you’ll change your tune.

by gfcaps fan on May 8, 2009 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions

Comments For This Post Are Closed

FanShots

Quick hits of video, photos, quotes, chats, links and lists that you find around the web.

Southeast Standings

	GP	W	L	OTL	PT
Florida Litter Box Cats	55	27	17	11	65
Washington Japers' Rink	55	28	22	5	61
Winnipeg Arctic Ice Hockey	57	26	25	6	58
Tampa Bay Raw Charge	55	24	25	6	54
Carolina Canes Country	56	20	25	11	51