Boy, I get chills watching some of these videos again.
The Scene: Game 4, 1994 Stanley Cup Finals
The Teams: New York Rangers vs. Vancouver Canucks
The Players: Mike Richter, Pavel Bure
In a tight game, young superstar Pavel Bure is tripped on a breakaway by Brian Leetch of the Rangers. Bure is then given a penalty shot. What follows is one of -- if not the -- best hockey saves EVAR. Richter does his best imitation of Gumby to keep that puck out of the net, and send the Rangers to their first Stanley Cup victory in 54 years.
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2008/06/03
Clint's Little Slice of Hell
Ouch! What a title!
For any true aficionado of sports injuries, this one just may take the cake. On March 22 1989, Clint Malarchuk was in goal for the Buffalo Sabres, who were playing the St. Louis Blues. On a breakaway, Blues right winger Steve Tuttle collided with Sabres defenseman Uwe Krupp in front of the goal. As a result of the collision, Tuttle went down -- and on the way, his skate blade snuck up under Malarchuk's neck guard and sliced his jugular vein. Cameras broadcasting the game cut away as soon as the extent of Malarchuk's injury became apparent (most likely it was the large amount of blood pooling on the ice), and in good time -- several players on the ice lost their dinners at the sight, and a few fans did the same, and two heart attacks were reported.
For any true aficionado of sports injuries, this one just may take the cake. On March 22 1989, Clint Malarchuk was in goal for the Buffalo Sabres, who were playing the St. Louis Blues. On a breakaway, Blues right winger Steve Tuttle collided with Sabres defenseman Uwe Krupp in front of the goal. As a result of the collision, Tuttle went down -- and on the way, his skate blade snuck up under Malarchuk's neck guard and sliced his jugular vein. Cameras broadcasting the game cut away as soon as the extent of Malarchuk's injury became apparent (most likely it was the large amount of blood pooling on the ice), and in good time -- several players on the ice lost their dinners at the sight, and a few fans did the same, and two heart attacks were reported.
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