Comments on: Hockey's worst injuries, starring Sami Salo's 'ruptured testicles'

By: Sami Salo faced a long, painful road to that two-goal Game 4 performance « Sami « GlobalTelegraph.net

Wed, 25 May 2011 12:17:32 +0000

[...] There were more than a few times this season when many people though Sami Salo‘s 13-year NHL career was over. Salo himself pondered retirement during the painful recovery process from a ruptured Achilles tendon. In many ways, Salo has been the Wile E. Coyote of hockey players, stumbling through injuries that have been random, painful and … yes, a bit comical (see: testicle, ruptured left). [...]

By: Sami Salo faced a long, painful road to that two-goal Game 4 performance | ProHockeyTalk

Tue, 24 May 2011 14:01:27 +0000

By: Brandon Smith

Brandon Smith — Wed, 12 May 2010 09:51:10 +0000

Actually that was not Zednik that was Malarchuk. Zednik was attended to by the panthers’ doctor, and his artery was not severed, just cut. Malarchuk’s however was and the Buffalo doctor had to skate onto the ice and then manually pinch it shut. Malarchuk was at his goal he couldn’t skate to the doctor (obviously, if you watch the video, or sports science. He was losing blood that at a rate of 3 minutes he would be dead.) so he had to come to him. Zednik was skating. He held it himself until he skated to the bench where the doctor took over.
Just wanted to clarify haha

By: James O'Brien

James O'Brien — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:48:44 +0000

Thanks for the clarification Philip. Crazy stuff.

By: Philip

Philip — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:00:19 +0000

Zednik didn’t actually have to be strangled, but instead, the Sabres’ team doctor Les Bisson reached into Zednik’s neck and manually pinched his carotid artery shut. After everything was finished, his decision to do so was hailed as saving Zednik’s life.
I had tickets to that game, but didn’t go. Glad I didn’t.
Also, both Malarchuk and Zednik not only both nearly bled to death on TV, but both incidents happened in Buffalo.