I’ll never play hockey or ice skate for this very reason.
Reddit user Yobay recently shared some photos of a greusome hockey injury via Greg Wyshynski of Puck Daddy:
“[I] was cutting to the net from the boards, defenseman took me out into the goalie, the goalie skate (which has corners) grabbed the side of my knee and the pressure of me falling into him with speed pushed my shin pad up and the skate sliced through.
“Ended with all 3 of us in the net and the net off into the boards.
“I didn’t know it was bad until I was helped off the ice and felt something weird, pulled my sock down and revealed this horror show.”
Warning Graphic Photos:
Mother. Of. God. ! Hockey player suffers freak injury, slices kneecap completely. pic.twitter.com/sdpo7Xww1w
— Robert Söderlind (@HockeyWebCast) March 4, 2015