The Most HORRIFIC Injuries In The NHL Fans Have Ever Seen..

The Most HORRIFIC Injuries In The NHL Fans Have Ever Seen.. Welcome back to Sport Soar. Hockey players are some of the toughest people in the world, but they’re only human. Devastating, and even life-threatening, accidents have happened throughout professional hockey history. Here are the five worst NHL injuries ever. In Game 6 of the 1996 Western Conference Finals, Avalanche forward (and noted goon) Claude Lemieux checked Red Wings forward Kris Draper from behind, driving Draper’s face into the boards. He suffered a broken jaw along with shattered cheek and orbital bones which required reconstructive surgery and numerous stitches. This incident is widely considered the genesis of the Avalanche – Red Wings rivalry that exploded on March 26, 1997 with the “Brawl in Hockeytown,“ in which nine different fights occurred. On Mar. 8, 2004, during the third period of what was a 9-2 blowout victory by Steve Moore’s Avalanche over Todd Bertuzzi’s Canucks, the latter attempted to instigate a