The incident happened during a game in which Lukashenko's team was playing against the Brest region team. Yaroslav Chupris, a former forward for the "Salavat" and "Dynamo" clubs from Minsk, did not notice the team captain and, moving backward, collided with him, causing Lukashenko to fall onto the ice. After that, Chupris immediately dropped his stick and rushed to help the president up.