[1] Because of Cecil's death, the league implemented mandatory netting at both ends of the rink in every arena at the beginning of the next NHL season in 2002–03 to protect spectators from errant pucks.

With 12:10 remaining in the second period, a shot by the Blue Jackets' Espen Knutsen was deflected by the Flames' Derek Morris and went over the glass behind the net, striking her in the left temple.

[1] Cecil's funeral was held at Preble Memory Gardens Chapel near West Alexandria, after which a procession of more than 150 cars followed the hearse to Fairview Cemetery, where she was buried.

[4] NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a June 2002 Board of Governors meeting that "even though Brittanie Cecil was the first fatality in the 85-year history of the league, and probably 800 million fans have attended our games, we still wanted the look of doing the right thing.

[6] In a 2012 retrospective by sportswriter Greg Wyshynski for Yahoo Sports, he noted that despite Cecil's death, there was vocal resistance to the implementation of these safety features by fans, including himself, at the time.

[7] He also cited an interview with Doug MacLean, then the general manager of the Blue Jackets, and how the organization received angry letters from season ticket holders stating that their view had been ruined by the netting.

"[7] After the NHL spent several months studying the environment of the arena and spectator areas which determined that extra safety measures were required to lessen the risk of high-speed pucks entering the spectator areas, league commissioner Gary Bettman ordered the implementation of mandatory safety netting above the protective glass behind and to the sides of both ends of the rink by at least 5 ft (1.5 m) atop the boards in all arenas.