Neeld decided to make the move after he lost his left eye while playing in a game for the Ontario Hockey Association’s Toronto Marlboros on December 7, 1973. The incident occurred when Kitchener Rangers defenseman Dave Maloney inadvertently high-sticked Neeld in the face.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Slowing the spread of COVID on the sports field requires being careful off the field
My mask protects you, your mask protects me
Wearing masks during sports practices and competitions can help prevent the spread of illness on the basketball court, field or trails. But that only accounts for actions taken during an hour or so each day. How athletes act during the other 23 hours of their days can have a huge impact on spreading illness — or not — among their teammates, coaches and spectators, said Ohlsen and other Alaska doctors.
Seattle Kraken
"It would be incredible if it ends up happening where I can join the team at some point," Gasol added.
Boston Bruins
A former player for the Cariboo Hockey League’s Vanderhoof Bears, Clay does not have his name etched on the Stanley Cup; in fact, he never dressed for an NHL game.
Brooks Orpik had crushed him with an illegal check from behind in a game on March 4, 2006, an act for which the Penguins' punishing defenseman was suspended three games. One fracture came from the top of Cole's vertebra. The other came up from the bottom, turning into the spinal canal. Because of the nature of the injury and the ferocity of the impact, logically the bone should have entered that canal.
Vancouver Canucks
While it took decades for leagues to adopt rules to better protect skaters, hockey visors, cages, and facemasks are essential protective equipment today, and continue to evolve with advances in performance technology.
PRINCE ALBERT, Saskatchewan -- Fred Sasakamoose, one of the first Indigenous players in the National Hockey League, has died after fighting COVID-19. He was 86.