Unless you are an avid Hockey fan then you have probably never heard of Richard Zednik.

Well here is what happened: Zednik was skating into the right corner of the Sabres’ zone when Ollie Jokinen was upended by Sabres defenseman Brian Campbell. As Jokinen was falling head-first to the ice, his right skate went up and caught Zednik in the neck. Despite the horrible gash to his neck, Zednik immediately skated to the bench, leaving a trail of blood all across the ice. A towel was applied to his neck and he was escorted to the dressing rooms. An ambulance took him to Buffalo General (haha the hospital where I was born) to undergo surgery. I doubt he knew right away but the skate had severed coratid artery.

His life-saving surgery went well and he is now recoving among his family. During a Panthers press conference today the team said that doctors said that Zednik was awake, alert, and able to speak, he was actually wondering when he could go back to practice.

I really hope that Zednick can will have a great and quick recovery so he can come back and contribute to his game