Zednik cuts his jugular!?!

The story prompted me to look up the Malarchuk clip on YouTube. Whoever that trainer was saved his life. Somehow slowed the bleeding and got him off the ice like 90 seconds after the injury happened.

 

Here's the video. They don't show any blood.

 

IIRC, the trainer had been a medic in Vietnam (or some other war).

 

Oh, my God, just saw the clip on "Today. In slow motion, with a stream of blood flying out of his neck like tobacco juice. Thank God he's OK.

 

Thanks for warning me to avoid that show, PW. I was there the night Malarchuk damn near died. Haven't been back to a game since.

Be well, Mr. Zednik.

 

I read in the AP story that when the P.A. announcer announced that Zednik was stable at the hospital that the Sabre fans gave him a standing ovation. Can't help but think that Malarchuk was on their minds.

I know I said this previously, but I had a college roommate at the Malarchuk game. He said that fans all over the arena were passing out and throwing up in the aisles after Malarchuk got hurt.

Here's wishing Zednik a speedy recovery.

 

After re-reading the updated story, I really think the NHL messed up by not suspending, postponing and/or halting the game.

 

The official word out of the NHL is that they learned Zednik was in stable condition on the way to the hospital, so they decided to continue. I'm not entirely sure they knew that quickly, but that's what was being reported.

After Malarchuk, a number of levels of hockey mandated goaltenders to have the extra "scoop" neck protection added to goaltender masks. I wonder if this is the type of incident that would have professional and high-end junior leagues considering reinstating neck guards, or whether it will be seen as just a fluke.

 

Jokinen snapped last night on a question that didn't seem quite as bad as that, "How scary was this for you?"

 

So that's what CBC Newsworld was showing this morning while I was waiting in a hospital waiting area. Buddy sitting next to me asked me what story was about and I was clueless. That was horrific.

Hope Zednik has a speedy recovery.