gossiponsports.com - 2/14/2008
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Imagine you’re an NHL player. Now imagine that one of your peers, oh, has his carotid artery sliced open (by a skate) and loses 5 units of blood. Do you:
a. Resolve to wear a neck guard for the rest of your days on ice;
OR
b. Poo-poo neck guards because they’re “ something worn by junior and amateur players, not pros .”
Remember now, answer this like a hockey ...
Richard Zednik is stable, somehow —
The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL.
This is the by-now-you’ve-probably-seen-this-100-times video of Richard Zednik getting his neck sliced wide open this weekend in a game of hockey. Warning: The video is gruesome with a capital gruesome, blood pools everywhere, and it’s the kind of thing you either don’t want to see at all or want to see 800 times consecutively. I fall in the latter category. That ...
Memories of Clint Malarchuk... Zednik slashed in the neck —
Guyism » celebs
Bringing back haunting memories of Clint Malarchuk almost dying on the ice when he was slashed in the neck by a skate blade, tonight Richard Zednik was accidentally cut by the skate of Olli Jokinen, severing his jugular. The game was delayed for more than 15 minutes as the blood was cleaned off the ice. The good news, as of this posting, is that Zednik is in stable condition at a Buffalo hospital
Zednik Upgraded To Good Condition, Leaving ICU —
SPORTSbyBROOKS
The ASSOCIATED PRESS reports that Richard Zednik has been upgraded to good condition on Tuesday, and doctors are planning to remove the Florida Panthers player from the intensive care unit at a Buffalo hospital.
Zednik suffered a vicious skate slash to the neck on Sunday, which severed his carotid artery and caused him to lose massive amounts of blood. Doctors believe Zednik lost a third ...
Blood On Aisle 20 —
SportSayers.com
I don’t normally watch hockey, but I just happen to catch a glimpse of probably one of the most gruesome lacerations I have ever seen in my life. Richard Zednik severed his carotid artery when his teammates razor sharp skate came up and slashed through his neck. Almost instantaneously, blood poured out onto the floor. He quickly cupped his neck and skated to the bench, as he left a ...
Scary Richard Zednik Injury —
MVN Outsider
I’m definitely not a big hockey fan but this was bigger than the sport. #20 of the Buffalo Sabres, Richard Zednik gets sliced in the neck by a skate blade of his teammate in last night’s game against the Panthers. The players was up-ended and his leg went flailing in the air. There was a trail of blood and he was rushed to the hospital immediately. The game was delayed more than ...
Update: Dr Zed Stable and Resting in Hospital —
SporTech Matter
If you weren’t watching the Cats in action last night, shame on you b/c they are making the push to capture the division and playing great hockey. You did miss a horrific accident involving Richard Zednik and Captain Olli Jokinen. Zed took Olli Jokinen’s skate to the neck on a freak play which cause a massive amount of blood to squirt from Zed’s neck. This injury ...
