The New Hampshire Union Leader brings us an interesting new use for a hockey stick; fending off criminals who are breaking into your car:

The homeowner ran outside and was confronted by a man believed to be about age 20, with curly dark hair, who had something in his hand and raised it toward the homeowner, [Police Lt. John] Frazier said.

The homeowner, who was not identified, told police that he picked up a hockey stick from on the ground and hit the man in the ribs, knocking him down.

Fearing the second man — described as heavy set — might try to attack him, the homeowner said he ran back into his house and called 911.

Frazier said the two burglars ran off and police did not find find them.

I actually had a similar situation like this once in college. As I stood in the doorway of my apartment late one night, I saw someone come up and try the handle on my car door a couple times (it was locked). I had my hockey stick near at hand, and while the would-be thief moved on his way for an easier target, I wonder just how surprised he would have been to see a BC Two-Hander coming his way out of the darkness!

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