Once again, our glorious sport is in the news for all the wrong reasons.
If it's not a sucker punch , lockout situation, or bad press for the fighting in the game, this was the last thing that a recovering sport should have to deal with.
Last Saturday, Florida Panthers winger Richard Zednik suffered a horrific injury as a teammate was checked into the boards and his skate was sent up to head level. An unlucky Zednik, attempted to stop to avoid contact with the skate, but couldn't escape, and ended up severing his carotid artery on the blade.
The video can be found here, but be advised, its gruesome.
After the incident, Doctors say Zednik essentially saved his own life by having the intelligence to skate right to the bench. Had he not made it, he might have died on the ice.
Zednik was taken right to the hospital, and is recovering, and knowing hockey players, should be right back on the ice in a few weeks.
The amazing thing about this whole situation, is that the same athletic who worked on Zednik, was the same trainer who helped save the life of Kevin Everett.
Everett suffered a near fatal neck injury in week one of the NFL season, and barley survived, much less would ever walk again.
As it stands, Everett is doing fine, recovering, and it looks like Zednik will too.
Just hope that another shiner for the sport won't deter any more fans.
Zednik's life was saved, hope hockey's can be too.
Where's that trainer?
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It's hard to watch that skate, it gives me shivers every time. But the sport needs good publicity, hopefully Peter Forsberg's return can help.
agreed. forsberg will bring back interest wherever he goes.
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