Abbotsford Canucks broadcaster Brandon Astle allegedly hit with chair during broadcast

Originally posted on Canucksarmy | By Tyler Kuehl | Last updated May 27, 2025 3:00 PM ET

Well, here’s a story you don’t see every day.

An incident occurred during Game 5 of the American Hockey League’s Pacific Division Final between the Vancouver Canucks’ primary affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks, and the Colorado Eagles, the Colorado Avalanche’s top farm team.

However, this one didn’t happen on the ice.

Late in the first period, shortly after Phil Di Giuseppe gave Abbotsford a 2-0 lead, a fan reportedly got into the booth of Canucks broadcaster Brandon Astle. On the broadcast, you can hear a slam before Astle noted that the fan was chirping at him.

On the next stoppage of play, Astle mentioned that he was “fired up,” stating that the fan threw a chair at him.

“What was he doing here?” Astle said. “Unreal. Have another beer.”

Watch the video below:

The announcer for the Abbotsford Canucks got attacked by a fan mid-game broadcast and the fan allegedly threw a chair at him

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It’s worth mentioning this game took place at the Eagles’ home, Blue Arena. The Canucks went on to win the game, 5-0, clinching a spot in the Western Conference Final.

Astle posted on X that he “could have handled [it] better,” despite strange circumstances that would’ve led the average person to take matters into their own hands. Astle wrote that the fan doesn’t reflect the Eagles organization and that he was later apprehended and removed from the arena.

The fan, who is only known by his X name Ben B, took to social media, claiming that Astle’s story was fabricated. Along with denying that he threw a chair, the fan replied to another comment saying that he was giving it to Astle in regard to Arturs Silovs supposedly knocking the net off on purpose earlier in the period.

He also denied being thrown out of the rink.

While this story might not have a lot of runway, Abbotsford’s tale continues to grow. The Canucks are set to take on the Texas Stars, the Dallas Stars’ AHL affiliate, in the Western Conference Final. They look to become the first Vancouver affiliate to advance to a championship series since the Utica Comets made it to the Calder Cup Final in 2015.

This article first appeared on Canucksarmy and was syndicated with permission.

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