Clint Malarchuk Gets Throat Cut By Skate

[Rolston87]

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=_bH4NnHAqww

Hard to watch.
There's more clips of that on youtube with diff. angles.
:18::scared:

[WellandDogsFan]

Wow. I knew of the incident but have never seen the clips. I have heard that through the grace of God there was a Doctor seated behind the net and he pretty much saved his life.

[Rolston87]

If you go on youtube.
You'll find lots of crazy hockey videos.

[Quizzer83]

I knew of the incident and actually found the video on YouTube and saw it...I don't think I could stand to watch it again, though...

[WellandDogsFan]

I knew of the incident and actually found the video on YouTube and saw it...I don't think I could stand to watch it again, though...
It definately isnt something to watch if you dont like blood. I wont be watching it again.

[Quizzer83]

To be honest, WDF, I thought for some reason that it had happened a lot earlier than 1989 (my dad, when recounting the story, always implied that it was mid-80's -- and he said that this Malarchuk incident was the reason why we should always wear a throat protector on the ice)...

[WellandDogsFan]

This is from wikipedia:

Throat injury
The infamous moment that Malarchuk is perhaps most known for occurred during a game on March 22 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_22), 1989 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989), between the visiting St. Louis Blues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Blues_%28hockey%29) and Malarchuk's Buffalo Sabres (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Sabres). Steve Tuttle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Tuttle) of the Blues and Uwe Krupp (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uwe_Krupp) of the Sabres collided at the mouth of the goal, and Tuttle's skate caught Malarchuk on the neck, slicing open his internal carotid artery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_carotid_artery)[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Malarchuk#_note-0).
With pools of blood collecting on the ice, Malarchuk somehow left the ice under his own power with the assistance of his team's trainer, Jim Pizzutelli. Many spectators were physically sickened by the sight, with nine fainting and two suffering heart attacks while two teammates vomited on the ice. [2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Malarchuk#_note-1) [3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Malarchuk#_note-2) Local television (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television) cameras covering the game cut away from the sight of Malarchuk after realizing what had happened.
Malarchuk, meanwhile, had only two thoughts: He was going to die, and he had to do it the right way. "All I wanted to do was get off the ice", said Malarchuk. "My mother was watching the game on TV, and I didn't want her to see me die."[citation needed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)]
Malarchuk's life was saved by Jim Pizzutelli, the team's trainer and a former army medic who had served in Vietnam. He reached into Malarchuk's neck and pinched off the bleeding, not letting go until doctors arrived to begin suturing the wound. Still, Malarchuk came within minutes of becoming only the second on-ice fatality in NHL history (the first, and thus far only, was Bill Masterton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Masterton)).
Amazingly, after receiving in more than 300 stitches (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stitches) to close the wound, [4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Malarchuk#_note-3) Malarchuk returned to practice four days later, having spent only one night in the hospital. And about a week after that, he was back between the pipes against the Quebec Nordiques (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Nordiques). "Doctors told me to take the rest of the year off, but there was no way", Malarchuk said. "The longer you wait, the harder it's going to be. I play for keeps."
Malarchuk's performance declined over the next few years, to the point that he left the NHL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League). After this, he struggled with obsessive-compulsive disorder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive-compulsive_disorder) (as he had since a young age) and alcoholism[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Malarchuk#_note-SportingNews0395), but he eventually returned to hockey, in the International Hockey League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Hockey_League_%281945-2001%29). After retiring as a player, Malarchuk continued his hockey career as a coach.
After Malarchuk's injury, the NHL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League) instituted a policy requiring all goalies to wear neck protection.
In 1995 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995), a Swedish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden) hockey player, Bengt Åkerblom (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bengt_%C3%85kerblom&action=edit), died of blood loss after an incident similar to Malarchuk's.

[habsfan]

My recollection is that I was thoroughly repulsed at that scene. I don't remember if I saw it live (on TV) or simply a replay. I will not watch the video. It is simply amazing that Malarchuk escaped with his life. I have recounted the story to my son who is also a goalie as a reminder of the importance of his equipment...

[leafs_fan77]

I've seen this before with many different angle, it's really hard to watch. I'm glad nothing has happened like that since.

[leafs_fan77]

I've seen this before with many different angle, it's really hard to watch. I'm glad nothing has happened like that since.

I think I spoke to soon.

[MadMann]

I remember watching this game. The sight of the blood squirting with every heartbeat is something ill never forget.