They had come to TD Place to watch new star defenseman Pavel Mintyukov make his return to the Ottawa 67’s uniform.
Most of all, they saw Vinzenz Rohrer leaving the rink on a stretcher after a collision that caused a blood-chilling scene. The Montreal Canadiens prospect opened the scoring on Wednesday night against the Kingston Frontenacs, but midway through the first period, he tried to dodge a check at center ice by jumping in the air at his left.