Hockey fan refused $50,000 for charity shot – An amazing $50,000 shot for charity by a hockey fan almost didn’t pay out. The scene was the Pepsi Coliseum in Indianapolis this past Saturday night, February 12th, 2011.
Richard Marsh had one chance to make a full ice shot into the net, covered by a board with a small opening at the bottom for the puck to fit. This is almost an impossible shot for a professional hockey player and definitely impossible for a guy that looks like a science teacher. But if he was successful, then it would mean $50,000.
USHL’s Indiana Ice was hosting a special “Hockey for Heart” night. It was sponsored by St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana. Marsh decided that if he was able to make the shot, he would donate the $50,000 to the Heart Center.
Hockey fan refused $50,000 for charity shot
Mr. Marsh was on the ice for the “Allstate Good Hands Shootout”. Everyone knew the money was good since Allstate was backing the event and providing the funds. It was never in question.
He stepped up for the impossible shot. The shot that most professional players couldn’t make in their dreams. The shot that no one thought he could make. But no one told Mr. Marsh.
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After the mascott had his turn by throwing the puck down the ice. Mr. Marsh stepped in and absolutely nailed it. This is something that you just have to see for yourself. (There is no sound to the video, but it is outstanding.)
Can you even believe it?!
That is just incredible to see, but what followed was down right stomach turning.
Turns out Mr. Marsh was over the red line when he shot the puck, it didn’t count. Marsh didn’t completely follow the rules.
According to the USHL, Marsh was “standing in front of the designated starting line” when the shot was fired, therefore, “the insurance company voided the award.”
This is really unbelieveable and really makes you pissed at Allstate. But before you jump the gun here you need to know something. Allstate didn’t make the decision not to pay out Mr. Marsh and ultimately the St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana.
According to Yahoo, Brian Werger of the USHL said the initial release from the League didn’t clearly state the fact that a third-party insurance company hired to cover this event at Ice games,and not Allstate, was the one that made the call not to pay out the $50,000..
Either way, this sucks. But there is a silver lining to this story. Paul and Cindy Skjodt swooped in to save the day. The owners of the Indiana Ice ”made a donation in recognition of the accomplishment” to the charities, according to the USHL. The size of the donation wasn’t disclosed to the media.
It is good to hear someone stepped in and helped out the charity. But what do you think about Allstate and their stance that it was someone else that pulled the trigger? They still agreed not to pay. And how about the puck was set up on the wrong side of the in the first place? You would think the guy that was running the event would have told him to back up.
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Simple answer. When my insurance comes due I will be looking to change.
their the shifty hands people
I just paid for the next 6 months with Allstate. I believe I will find someone else in August.
how pathetic!
I’m not waiting… time to change from All-State. Billion dollar company needing insurance to back up a 50K shot. I bet their CEO spends that much on lunch every year.
Your in good hands with……..opps I dropped you again Allstate
I guess you can’t really count on “the good hands” of Allstate when the decisions get tough. I’ll make sure to never purchase from them again and encourage others to do the same. They missed a chance to get some “really good publicity”…… and…..for free.
I believe Allstate is one of the companies refusing to pay claims from the Katrina disaster too. How can a company as bad as this stay in business? Because most people are too ignorant to know better.
Allstate sux, I mean come on…give us a break it should be left up to the allstate customers from where they got this money to pay out in the first place…
Allstate sucks, they have always sucked and anyone who is with them should leave NOW!!! before its to late….Trust me…
You are in good hands with Allstate. Wait a minute I just scrached my butt with that one.
You r in good hands with Allstate except when it’s time to pay out.
How’s that.
If I had a policy with AllState, would sure cancel it over this. Guess they don’t have such “good hands”…
good hands people????????sounds like a hands job to me
If this is an indication on how they pay claims, I’m sure glat I’m not in good hands.
Typical insurance company. Always put the blame on someone else, and Always try not to pay a dollar.
If the people running the contest failed to tell this man the rules, they owe him the money, period. If he knew the rules and still stepped past the line, it’s his fault.
Way to really Foul it up Allstate – you just cost your company far more than that $50,000 would have cost you as a nice, tidy tax write off.
It’s not as if the gentleman was profiting himself off the shot – it was strictly for charity.
Whoever made the descions on this one should be fired immediately.
My bet is that if the shot had gone by the rules, some Allstate suit would have been there smiling and handing over the check, taking credit for the deed, and would not have mentioned the “third party” being the source of the cash. Sorry Allstate, you were there for the credit so you can have the blame. When the video starts (yanked already from youtube), the guy’s puck was set past the line and the team/rink official was there watching it all happen. It doesn’t appear the guy tried to gain an advantage – so he gets screwed for another’s mistake.
No one who had their claims denied repeatedly following the hurricanes of 2005 and 2008 in Texas and Louisiana would be the least bit surprised. Good hands, my______!!!!
Doesn’t matter what your premiums are because you never pay for any thing. Thank God I read this before I sent the check.
2cars and 2 trucks plus homeowners thru allstate but you better believe i will be looking to switch
sad sad sad
Eventually we will get the name of the other insurer. I’d say they have each bought themselves a lot more than $50,000 of BAD advertising! They would have been smart to point out the mistake and then say that the charity will still get the $50,000.
I will be taking a pass on Allstate
I live in Florida on the Gulf Coast and this move by Allstate is par for the course, they dropped all their customers that live within 1 mile of the coast line because the pay outs for katrina was to high. I’m here to tell you a year later they are trying to get customers to come back to them..so this is nothing out of the norm for Allstate.
Re-read the story. 1. He was not behind the designated line. The rules are the rules. 2. Allstate DID NOT make the decision not to pay him and the charity. They are not the bad guy here. But again, the guy didn’t follow the rules. He doesn’t win the prize.
If they end up paying of course you know now they have to drop you.
Time for everyone to shop around for a new insurance company. How pathetic All State.
Why am I not surprised by Allstate’s actions here? Last year my agent of 20 years was trying to bend my ear about buying life insurance and variable annuities. I said, you’re kidding, right? I’m having enough trouble paying the car insurance and ever increasing homeowners as it is. She said most people are in the same boat but Allstate was going to get rid of her if she didn’t make quotas on the “financial products”. She was a great agent and even bent the rules a few times to give me more time to make payments and keep from getting cancelled. Six months later she and her staff were gone. A month after that I was too.
Play ball with Allstate and they’ll shove the bat up your azz. This is another example of how they really pucked up.
This is just one more reason why i’ll never go with AllState.
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