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Mar52020 by adminNo Comments
Ice hockey player Johnny Boychuk needs 90 stitches after taking skate to the face during gruesome NHL incident

Ice hockey player Johnny Boychuk needs 90 stitches after taking skate to the face during gruesome NHL incident

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An ice hockey player needed 90 stitches after being hit in the face by a skate an NHL clash on Wednesday evening. New York Islanders star Johnny Boychuk’s game ended prematurely when a skate from Montreal Canadiens’ Artturi Lehkonen accidentally caught him on his eyelid. Lehkonen slipped on the ice and the skate on his trailing leg caught Boychuk underneath his visor. AP:Associated Press Artturi Lehkonen’s skate accidentally caught Johnny Boychuk in the face USA TODAY Sports Johnny Boychuk immediately fell to the ground in pain Boychuk, while holding his face in pain, rushed himself off the ice to get treatment immediately after the incident. You can watch a clip of the incident, below… Despite the scary-looki...
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Oct252018 by adminNo Comments
Olympians, rising stars head into Skate Canada

Olympians, rising stars head into Skate Canada

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Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Several high-profile figure skaters will take the ice when the Grand Prix of Figure Skating series continues Friday with Skate Canada -- including Olympic silver medalists Shoma Uno and Evgenia Medvedeva. Reigning Canadian champion Gabrielle Daleman, a team gold medalist at the Pyeongchang Olympics, withdrew from the competition to focus on mental health. Uno and Medvedeva are expected to take the gold, but the field is full of up-and-coming talent. Cha Jun-Hwan of South Korea will be making his Grand Prix debut of the season after placing ninth at last year's event. He opened his season with a silver medal at the Autumn Classic in Ontario, second to Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu. American Jason Brown will be competing in his first Grand Prix event of the season after a ...
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