Plaintiff Assumed the Risk of Being Struck by Hockey Puck

The Supreme Court of South Carolina has affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a plaintiff, who attended a minor league hockey game and was struck in the face by a puck while standing behind the goal, assumed the risk of injury.   Craig Hurst entered the Florence City-County Civic Center on January 11, 2002. On his way to his seat, Hurst paused and observed pre-game warmups from behind the goal. The court noted that “the ice rink at the Civic Center was encircled by dasher boards and a pr