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Hockey Player paralsyed in crash

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YoungDaysMedia
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I sometimes forget how dangerous this sport is

Swiss hockey player gets slammed, just learned earlier that he's gonna be paralysed from the waist down


Mar 7 2013 2:14PM
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Arabian
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> Sometimes i forget that the sport wherein people tackle each other and get into fights with what essentially amounts to knives on their feet while sliding on a frictionless surface is dangerous.
Mar 7 2013 2:16PM
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will_powder
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Maybe if hockey players could use some judgement and realize that hitting someone like that is a bad choice.
Mar 7 2013 2:20PM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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damn, that hit was fucking brutal. fortunately, this is a very rare occurrence.
Mar 7 2013 2:25PM
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MNS
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that was a ruthless hit

Mar 7 2013 2:27PM
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Fergo
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Thats reslly sad. Worst way to get hit ever
Mar 7 2013 2:28PM
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.Apex.
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I mean it was a bad idea to stop like that and a worse idea to hit someone that distance from the boards. I mean every sport has accidents but lets get real, full contact sliding around ice with blades on your feet is gonna lead to injuries.
Mar 7 2013 2:29PM
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GayWolf420
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Can't wait to facepalm at all these responses....
Mar 7 2013 2:31PM
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Ski_the_east01
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Yeah not even gonna watch the video..I had a buddy that broke his neck a few years ago getting boarded, he couldnt go anything for months could barely move. Thankfully he made a complete recovery

Puts into perspective Kaleta's hit/suspension..it's a very real possibility that someone could die in the NHL with how big and fast players are becoming
Mar 7 2013 2:32PM
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Obi-Wan-Jenobi
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Dont judge all players on the stupidity of one.
Mar 7 2013 2:45PM
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arnie_grape
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That was fucking brutal. I used to play hockey and I liked it a lot but stuff like this makes me glad I don't run that risk anymore. not that skiing is a whole lot safer.
Mar 7 2013 2:49PM
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no_steeze
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jesus that was terrible

getting hit hard 3-4 feet away from the boards is a hockey player's worst nightmare
Mar 7 2013 3:12PM
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will_powder
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This kind of stuff happens every other day in the NHL, don't pretend it doesn't.
Mar 7 2013 3:17PM
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.frenchy
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Wow that's brutal...

Weird this is I understood the announcer.
Mar 7 2013 3:27PM
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nagger
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yeah dude every game nigs paralyzed left and right
Mar 7 2013 3:38PM
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Blynch2
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Paralysis is my worst fear. That's why I'm afraid of doing backflips on skis. Any help on how to forget about the fear and commit?
Mar 7 2013 3:40PM
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.frenchy
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Weird thing.....*

wat the
Mar 7 2013 3:42PM
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theBearJew
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Distract yourself? I used to be afraid to throw backflips on a tramp but one day I just did it without thinking about what I was doing and landed it. I was so stoked.
Mar 7 2013 3:43PM
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nagger
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get them into your muscle memory somewhere that you wont get paralyzed (pool, trampoline, foampit, airbag especially) then once you get on snow it shouldn't be a problem if you're confident with it
Mar 7 2013 3:44PM
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LoathesRaisins
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What language?
Mar 7 2013 3:44PM
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Mitchell.
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NOOOOOOOPE!

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Mar 7 2013 3:53PM
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Mitchell.
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HAHAHA
Mar 7 2013 3:54PM
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Lt-Aldo-Raine
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that was hit was fucking disgusting.
Mar 7 2013 3:57PM
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DIX~
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Disgusting hit. But you can't be going into the boards like that at high speed with a guy right on your ass. Preventable by both players. Not saying the guy who hit him isn't at fault though
Mar 7 2013 4:00PM
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Anathema
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automatic icing.

it's going to happen as soon as an NHL star is paralyzed.
Mar 7 2013 4:09PM
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Woodsy15
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double truth. not too smart to stop going that speed 4ft in front of the boards with a guy on your ass.
Mar 7 2013 4:13PM
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GayWolf420
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This is true. Shit happens but it doesn't mean it could of been avoided. I feel like he could of slowed down and made it into a board play or something.



And to everyone saying this kind of stuff happens in the NHL every other night, You couldn't be more wrong. These kind of hits (big injury hits that is) rarely happen. It has to be a freak thing for it to occur. Kind of like a skate laceration or something.
Mar 7 2013 4:18PM
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will_powder
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Yeah but there's a dirty hit most nights. All the commentators ever talk about now is head shots and dirty hits. I want finess and goals, not dirty hits.
Mar 7 2013 5:05PM
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grapejuice3000+
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was that e dollo?
Mar 7 2013 5:08PM
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will_powder
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Case in point: This is from two weeks of NHL play. Some of them are legal, but plenty of them are downright dangerous and are not needed in the league.

Mar 7 2013 5:13PM
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nagger
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yeah man it was.
Mar 7 2013 5:14PM
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AT-AT
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That made my stomach turn.
Mar 7 2013 5:52PM
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.frenchy
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Francais!
Mar 7 2013 6:25PM
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MEDSKI.XXX
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I used to play hockey, and one year there was a hit just like that, the kid had to be carried out on a stretcher, luckily he didn't get injured too bad, but he had to wear a neck brace for a couple of weeks. Board shots like that absolutely suck.
Mar 7 2013 6:29PM
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caddyshack
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holy shit. i play hockey and this fucking terrifies me. brad richards just got hit like this a few nights ago and they only suspended the guy who hit him 5 games. bull shit. that was insane
Mar 7 2013 6:42PM
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POWDER.RANGER
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agreed, but if i get injured skiing it's my own fault, not cause some asshole wanted to run me into the boards or otherwise.
Mar 7 2013 8:57PM
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GayWolf420
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Yeah first two weeks after a lockout. Of course they are going hard. It's tame nowadays.
Mar 7 2013 9:33PM
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Daoust
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kinda looks like he went cut off the guy and take him out/slow down the pace, if thats right then him getting hit isn't really shocking, but its still super unfortunate that happened to him.
Mar 7 2013 9:54PM
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JWeinstock
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i played hockey for 10 years and getting hit from behind is the scariest thing ever. you go pretty much head first into the boards like this guy did here. luckily i was fine and wasnt playing nearly as hard as this guy but thats what happens in hockey
Mar 7 2013 9:58PM
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