OT: High School hockey player dies from on ice injury... awful

[matter2003]

Can't even imagine...think your kids are safe playing sports and then this random crazy event happens...

 

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/high-school-hockey-player-dies-from-injury-suffered-during-game-135618074.html

[Indabuff]

Very sad.  Bet he's showing off his moves to Gordie Howe right now.

[Zamboni]

Is it just me or is the thread title worded weird?

 

ohhh you mean DIES … got it 

Edited January 7, 2022 by Zamboni

[Sabres Fan in NS]

39 minutes ago, Zamboni said:

Is it just me or is the thread title worded weird?

 

ohhh you mean DIES … got it 

Good catch ... I read dies, but it does say *does*

[Indabuff]

Sounds like they'll be enforcing neck guards in my son's league.

[kas23]

Can you imagine the poor kid who killed him? I would probably quit hockey. No way it’s going to be the same for him. 

[Zamboni]

So …. I probably missed the details …. But did the players skate slice the neck? Or the boot itself struck the neck like blunt force trauma? Or is it something else entirely?

[pastajoe]

I was coaching a U18 team over 10 years ago when our player got upended in front of the other team’s goalie. His skate went up and cut the goalie across the neck. We coaches ran out and applied pressure until the EMTs arrived. The goalie was awake the whole time, and his father was his team’s coach. Fortunately it did not hit an artery and he recovered. But everyone felt sick after that and we just canceled the game.

[Doohicksie]

23 hours ago, Zamboni said:

So …. I probably missed the details …. But did the players skate slice the neck? Or the boot itself struck the neck like blunt force trauma? Or is it something else entirely?

From the article,

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The injury was noticeable immediately

It doesn't take much extrapolation to realize what that means.