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NHL's Skating Accidents

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 12, 2008

Richard Zednik's scary incident Sunday night is a reminder of how dangerous skate blades can be on the ice. Here's some of the more gruesome incidents that have occurred in the NHL

•2001 - Montreal forward Donald Audette attempts to sweep check a puck away from New York Rangers forward Radek Dvorak, who accidentally skates over Audette's forearm. Audette required four hours of surgery after severing tendons and though he returned to play, he was never quite the same.

•1986 - Toronto defenseman Borje Salming accidentally has his face stepped on by Detroit forward Gerard Gallant, after Salming was knocked down in front of his own net. The wound required more than 250 stitches to close.

•1989 - Buffalo goaltender Clint Malarchuk gets run into by St. Louis' Steve Tuttle, leaving Malarchuk with a severed jugular vein in his neck. Malarchuk leaves a pool of blood in the crease and required emergency surgery and 300 stitches to save his life.

•1996 - Tampa Bay's Aaron Gavey gets hit in the face by the skate of teammate Michel Petit during a game in Buffalo. Gavey is taken to the hospital, where he undergoes three hours of plastic surgery and takes 120 stitches to his face.

•Saturday - During a game between Philadelphia and the New York Rangers, linesman Pat Dapuzzo gets hit in the face when Flyers winger Steve Downie got upended along the boards. Dapuzzo suffered broken bones in his face, a concussion and needed more than 40 stitches.

•Sunday - Florida winger Richard Zednik gets hit in the neck by the skate of teammate Olli Jokinen during the third period of a game in Buffalo. Zednik left a trail of blood on his way to the bench and was taken to the hospital for emergency surgery. Zednik remains in stable condition in the intensive care unit at Buffalo General Hospital.

Erik Erlendsson

NHL'S SKATING ACCIDENTS

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