Archives for February 11, 2008

'Zednik, who had blood gushing from his neck after being cut by a teammate's skate midway through the third period, was transported to hospital and listed in stable condition. The game was delayed for 15 minutes, and a hush fell over the crowd.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Florida 3

'Clutching his neck, Zednik immediately raced to the Florida bench, leaving a long trail of blood. A Sabres trainer jumped on the ice to apply a towel across the player's neck, and Zednik was immediately escorted to the Panthers' dressing room. Players and coaches on both benches looked on in shock, and a silent hush fell over the crowd at HSBC Arena. The game was delayed for … [Read more...] about Panthers’ Zednik cut along neck by teammates skate

'Thomas Vanek scored the game-winning goal and added an assist as Buffalo defeated Florida, 5-3, on a night that saw Florida's Richard Zednik leave the ice with a vicious cut to his neck from a teammate's skate.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Florida 3

'Play was delayed for several minutes as both the benches and the crowd were silent until it was annouced over the public address system that his condition was stabilized.' … [Read more...] about Panthers’ Zednik gets seriously cut

'Derek Roy netted two power play goals to lead the Sabres to a 5-3 victory over the Florida Panthers Sunday night. Patrick Kaleta scored his first career NHL goal, while Ryan Miller earned his 100th career win.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Win Overshadowed By Scary Incident

'Zednik was accompanied by Panther Assistant Trainer Dave Zenobi and was joined at the hospital by Assistant GM Randy Sexton. The Panthers made arrangements to have Zednik’s wife, Jessica, flown to Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Zednik Out Of Surgery

'"I just kind of read the play and saw that we were going to get the puck, so my eyes just kind of stayed with it," a very somber Miller said. "It looked like a Quentin Tarantino movie."' … [Read more...] about Terrible event on Sunday night

'But past the Zednik incident, there was a game - a great one in fact.' … [Read more...] about Powered up

'Trainers from both teams jumped onto the ice and applied pressure to Zednik's neck to stop the bleeding. Players, officials, coaches and fans were all in disbelief during the 15 minute delay. Some of the Florida players were even seen in tears on the bench.' … [Read more...] about Scary scene

Globke goes against former tough guy McCarty (Rochester D&C) Amerks Blank Grand Rapids (RNews.com) Turned away (GriffinsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage