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‘Help out! Help out!’ Oilers star Evander Kane sustains horrific wrist injuries when he is cut by the opponent’s skating blade before rushing to the couch and eventually being hospitalized… but doctors manage to stabilize the wound
Edmonton Oilers star Evander Kane is in stable condition after sustaining a horrific wrist injury in Tampa on Tuesday when he fell and was cut by Lightning forward Pat Maroon’s skate blade.
The frenetic scene unfolded along the benches, where blood was visible on the ice as a panicked Kane jumped to his feet and started running to the bank where he received immediate medical attention. He was then hospitalized and was due to undergo wrist surgery on Tuesday evening.
“The news I’ve received so far, it’s very limited, is that he’s in a good place,” said Edmonton coach Jay Woodcroft. “He is well looked after.”
Oilers star Evander Kane is in stable condition after sustaining a horrific wrist injury in Tampa on Tuesday when he fell and was cut by Lightning forward Pat Maroon’s skate blade
Kane was hospitalized and was due to have wrist surgery on Tuesday night
The frenetic scene unfolded along the benches, where blood was visible on the ice as a panicked Kane jumped to his feet and started running to the bank where he received immediate medical attention.
Kane got caught up in Lightning defender Philippe Myers just inside Edmonton’s defensive zone and while on the ice he was cut by Maroon’s skate blade 3:27 into the second period.
“You cringe when you see that,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. “It was hard to see. Hopefully he’ll be okay because hockey, you’re fighting each other. It’s war (but) we’re still a family.’
Gene Principe of SN reported that his cries of ‘help!’ could hear.
Tuesday was certainly not the first skating injury in NHL history.
In 2009, Carolina Hurricanes goalkeeper Cam Ward was cut in the leg by Columbus Blue Jackets star Rick Nash. A year earlier, Florida Panthers Richard Zednik was severed by teammate Olli Jokinen and suffered a carotid artery tear.
In 2009, Carolina Hurricanes goalkeeper Cam Ward was cut in the leg by Columbus Blue Jackets star Rick Nash
That same season, Anaheim’s Corey Perry had his right quadriceps tendon severed by Colorado Avalanche goalkeeper Jose Theodore’s skate magazine.
One of the more famous skating injuries occurred to Avalanche star Joe Sakic in 1997, when he suffered a calf tendon that was severed by Philadelphia’s Dale Hawerchuk.
Perhaps the most terrifying incident occurred in 1989, when Buffalo’s jugular vein, Clint Malarchuk, was slashed open by Steve Tuttle’s errant skating blade of St. Louis Blues.
Eleven fans reportedly passed out and two suffered a heart attack at the sight of the massive amounts of blood on the ice.
Malarchuk later admitted that he thought he was going to die and even told a material manager to tell his mother he loved her. He also asked for a priest, according to reports.
Fortunately, his life was saved by Sabers’ athletic trainer, Jim Pizzutelli, a former U.S. Army combat medic during the Vietnam War, who successfully stabilized the wound.
Malarchuk was back on the ice 10 days later after losing 1.5 liters of blood and requiring 300 stitches.
Buffalo Sabers Goal tender Clint Malarchuk (R) grabs his throat after a serious neck injury. The life-threatening injury was caused when players Steve Tuttle and Uwe Kruppe collided near goal and Tuttles’ skating blade sliced into Malarchuk’s jugular vein. Blues defender Tom Tilley (L) calls for medical help