IRISH GUY Reacts to WORST NHL INJURIES EVER | Imma throw up... | Part 1 

The first guy was Clint Malarchuk and he had his life saved that day by the Sabres athletic trainer Jim Pizzutelli. Pizzutelli had been an Army combat medic in Vietnam and he immediately pinched off Malarchuk's carotid artery until they could get him off the ice and the doctors got there and could start working on him.

“If heads start coming off I’m turning the video off” First clip: malarchuk incident

This is one of the reasons we have trouble liking soccer/football in Canada. After being used to Hockey injuries and how tough we play, seeing the soccer guys dive and cry when they are barely hit ruins the game for many of us.

Also, the goalie in the first clip said in the ambulance “can you get me back for the 3 period?”

“That must burn your face when you slide along the ice.” Not to worry, you hardly feel it when you just had your neck broken.

The guy who slid on his face got deep facial cuts, a concussion, 3 broken vertebrae, and lost his career.

Best goals of 2018 2019!! This dude needs to see the grace of the sport aswell!!!!

The punch at 5:38 from Todd Bertuzzi, broke Steve Moore's neck and ended his career.

Craziest hockey saves. You'll be absolutely speechless.. in a good way

5:19 he was trying to smash his stick on the post and accidentally chopped the goalie across the head

The goalie, Clint Malarchuk, who got his neck slit by the skate survived. So did the other guy, Richard Zednik. Both could continue to play in NHL afterwards, Clint Malarchuk for almost 10 years and Richard Zednik played another 2-3 years in the NHL before changing leagues. The goalie that got hit in the head by the stick, Tomas Vokoun, had no internal damage done, and played another 4 years in the NHL. Steve Moore, the player who got sucker punched, played his first, and only, season in the NHL that year. The reason for the attack was because he gave a deliberate check to the head to the opposing teams captain in the last match between the two teams. Steve Moore broke his neck and got paralyzed immediately from his neck down. The guy who sucker punched, Todd Bertuzzi, got sentenced to 80 hours of community service and he played in NHL up to the 2014 season. Max Pacioretty, the guy who was pushed face first into the side of the glas, got a sever concussion and a damaged cervical vertebra from the hit. The player that pushed him in, Zdeno Chara, did not face a suspension. Both are still playing in the NHL today. Jannik Hansen, the player who collapsed on the bench, got no long lasting damage dealt to him. He got a concussion from the hit and, if my memory serves me right, he collapsed due to lack of oxygen (he got hit in the chest area first, punching the air out of him) and because of the concussion. I might be wrong on why he collapsed, but I think that was why.

Every single team has a “trainer” a sort of doctor to help the team whenever they go. But there’s also one or two Certified doctors behind the net in case something bad like a Richard Zednik throat accident happens again.

In this year playoff, zedno chara received a puck in the face braking his jaw... He played the next game

6:17 The difference between a clean hip check versus the blindside hit when the one receiving the hit doesn't see the hits. This is why you learn to fall and absorb hits before you even learn how to skate, even when you don't play ice hockey.

2:21 Yes, that was the first carotid artery slash injury. Unfortunately, while he did play again after he recovered, he suffered PTSD from witnessing Florida Panthers forward Richard Zedník suffering the same injury in 2008 (3:42) when Malarchuk was a goaltending coach for the Buffalo Sabres, treated by the same doctor.

7:20 when Phil Kessel dies on the bench gets revived and asks to be put back in 😂😂

The New York Rangers Kevin Klein got part of his ear cut off and stitched back together and came back in later to score the game winning goal. These guys are the toughest players on earth

Malarchuk getting his neck cut is easily the scariest injury I've seen on the ice, at least on a visual basis. It was shortly after this that a lot of minor leagues made neck guards mandatory. I still wish that it was a piece of gear needed in the NHL. Necks and blades don't mix. Also, injuries like these aren't a common occurrence. It's a rare event that you see something to this extreme.

NHL fight night at the joe 1997 Detroit red wings vs Colorado avalanche.

People in Australia/Britain: Rugby is the toughest, roughest sport! NHL:hold my 🍻Beer.

Neck guards are a thing but it’s optional for the players.

I play hockey and your the most hilarious reactor I've ever seen thx

If you’d like to be stoked instead of grossed out, do a reaction video of Top 10 NHL shootout goals. Far more pleasant for you to watch. Hahah To answer your question before you ask, shootouts occur at the end of a game to settle a winner if/when an overtime period produces no goal (overtime periods are “sudden death”, meaning, if a team scores at any time during the overtime period, that team wins and the game is over despite time remaining on the clock). I dig your videos man. Haha they’re funny. My wife is from Belfast btw and she’s a HUGE hockey fan. Our son plays and is obsessed as well. That Canadian and Irish blood mixes well for this game. Hahaha Cheers man.

I remember watching the Caps practice at Kettler 10 years ago when Brooks Laich broke his eye socket when he shot the puck and it came off the post into his face. The sound of the bones breaking was louder than the sound of the puck hitting the post. That was fckn creepy! Also remember during playoffs in 2010 when Eric Belanger took a stick to the face from Bergeron... went to the bench pulled out several teeth and got back on the ice after having basically a root canal between periods because some of the shattered teeth had roots hanging from them. Oh, and of course the stitches for his mouth. But just seeing him digging his fingers into his bloody mouth and setting teeth down on the bench next to him before any trainers got to him was pretty crazy. Hockey is the true blood sport.

The first video was from the video feed, the actual braodcast was on a different angle and that cameraman knew he was on the broadcast at that moment and did respond to the commentators request that he take the camera off Clint Malarchuk, he wasn't allowed to let the puck get out of the screen, but he was able to zoom out enough for the image to be indistinct. The goalie(Clint Malarchuk) was taken to the hospital, across the street from the arena, and his carotid arteries were re-attached. He was able to suit up and practice 6 days after losing nearly two liters of blood. Malarchuk's incident is why all goalies wear a plastic neck shield.

When he is talking about Steve Moore getting his face burned off and I'm sitting back here knowing he is heckin paralyzed.....

react to best dekes and dangles! there's more to hockey than violence, its a beautiful sport

4:06 neck guards do exist actually, they are mandatory up until the major junior level or until you turn 19. It's also mandatory (in Canada anyway) to wear a full cage or full visor on your helmet until you're 18.

I've watched this before and it is brutal but somehow your reaction makes it hilarious 🤣🤣

Watched live the games with Zednik and Pacioretty. those was scary moments. Btw, they implemented some changes to have padding added where the glass gets taller toward the end zones to prevent what happened to Pacioretty to happen again, or at least lessen the risk of severe injury.

If you do more NHL watch best plays of the season!! I’m Canadian hockey rules!!

The guy who slid for a mile... That ended his career.

You hear the commercial in the first clip because that’s the raw footage. Back then when it was live viewers would’ve been watching the commercial and wouldn’t have seen anything from that point. The audio is a the audio from the live feed so we’re hearing what the viewers are watching.

Announcer: and he's not moving. Adam: CAUSE HES DEAD.

You should come down to Canada or U.S to watch an NHL game! It’s a great experience

5:40 Btw Moore (the player who got hit) never played another game ever after that

We do have neck protectors, NHL is the only league that hasn’t made them mandatory. Unfortunately, majority of NHL players don’t wear them as a result.

When I mentioned watching these, that first clip is literally the one I wanted you to see.

You should check out NHL: playing through the pain.

That guy who slid on his face after being driven into the ice by the other guy was paralyzed from it.

Love the NHL reactions. The Steve Moore sucker punch (4th one) was horrible to watch live. Broke his neck and ended his career.

You had me laughing out loud with your reaction to some of these injuries. Hockey players are a quirky lot. Many don't where practical protection if they feel it will affect their performance. Neck guards are mandatory for minor hockey players. After that, most stop wearing them. Keep up the great reactions. Cheers from Canada!

6:34 he fractured something in his neck on that one, he returned the following season and still plays now

The Clip were the Montreal Canadians player his the glass by the edge of the bench broke his neck. They since curved the glass around the benches. Max the player who broke his neck game back to play again. He's now a top line player for the Vegas Golden knights

"You're watching Sabres hockey" - yes, we do indeed...

I would highly recommend reading his autobiography "The Crazy Game"(That was Clint Malarchuk who had his neck sliced open at the beginning of the video) he was never the same after the injury. Neck guards are now worn by goaltenders.

Saturday Jan 11 the Toronto Marlies(AHL) assistant coach had a seizure before the game and they had to forfeit

from Clint Malarchuk wikipedia (first accident): "The excessive amount of blood that Malarchuk lost caused 11 fans to faint, 2 more to have heart attacks, and 3 players to vomit on the ice" Malarchuk's life was saved due to quick action by the Sabres' athletic trainer, Jim Pizzutelli, a former US Army combat medic

The trainers stay on the bench. And the doctors only come out if it is life threatening pretty much

The first clip is former Sabres goalie Clint Malarchuck. There was a doctor in the Arena that saved his life. Then the second clip also happened in Buffalo, but to the Flordia guy. You can hear the announcers referencing it.

7:00 the Vancouver player I can’t remember his name at the moment, had a heart attack after the hit

the one where u said that isn’t a worst injury with the Vancouver Canucks. It was actually one of the worst. The player died on the bench and was dead for several minutes before the medical team revived him

“This sports not right” 😂😂😂

You should do, worst injuries in which hockey players finish the game. Great vid man

You should react to the Colorado Avalanche / Detroit Redwings brawl video.

Jannik Hansen the guy who got winded, actually collapsed on the bench, and suffered a concussion, that's why it's one of the worst injuries.

Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Patrick Kane, Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Malkin. Any of their career highlights will do...

7:28 : yes I can explain this. The doctor isn’t on that side because there is just not enough room because there is trainers on the bench. The trainers are there for minor injuries like cuts but the doctors are for concussion, broken bones, heart attacks and players/goalies collapsing and stiff like that. The trainers aren’t just meant for cuts. They’re meant for twisted/ rolled ankles, minor dislocations and other minor/kinda serious injuries but not life threatening ones.

you should see the graceful side of hockey. watch top pavel datsyuk highlights

The Beauty of Hockey pt1 and 2 are worth the time. It will give you an entirely new appreciation for the game.

Their are neck guards it we just don’t wear them

The only reason I can continue watching Clint Malarchuk's clip is the knowledge that he's still alive.

i’m going to play hockey in 2 hours I hope this video isn’t a sign of things to come

With the first incident Clint came back only 10 days later and he says that’s why he’s had such terrible mental health since. No support from the NHL back then. When the second incident happen with Richard almost 20 years it was a contributing factor Clint attempting suicide later that year (alongside undiagnosed ocd, ptsd, depression and anxiety) he survived and now is a great advocate for proper mental health services for players. Richard took the rest of the season off from his injury and returned the next season at least six months later. Crazy stuff.

React to pbr (professional bull riding) wrecks if you want to watch American or Canadian sports

when I played in HS, one of my teammates had his thumb cut off with a skate...on purpose. the assailant received a lifetime ban....it was heinous. he was able to have his thumb reattached, but it was the most insane thing I've ever seen in a sporting event.

And can you react to blocked shot injuries

I came across your channel and watched you first time watching NHL fights. I am hooked. These are great videos... You are fun to watch and it is hilarious to see you react, much like I did to the neck cuts... Brutal. I just began watching hockey a couple of years ago and I panic each time someone falls like.. Oh God not his face or neck!!! Love your channel.

React to Detroit Red Wings Colorado Avalanche brawl

love it when you turn the chair around and peer thru those openings lol

Please watch "The Beauty of Hockey: The Greatest Game on the Planet"

I was at the Bell Centre in Montreal when Pacioretty got almost beheaded. For the first 3 minutes, everybody thought he was dead. The whole crowd was so silent, we could hear the what was said on the ice.

There are neck guards. But the guys in the nhl are “too cool” to wear them

There is neck guards and helmets like football helmets but most people don't wear them. You also have to wear them till your 18 then most people ditch um

Tod bertuzzi vegetablized thst guy when he did that and ruined his life, and at the same time scared his own. He regrets what he did to this day but what is done is done

ok, quick thing I don't think many people commented regarding the first clip, the old commercial thing was because the game was on tv, so they just went off the air and went straight to commercial so people at home wouldn't be seeing everything that's happening on the ice unlike those at the game that's why you could hear the music and the clip said old commercials on screen it was to let the viewers know why there was music playing. you did realize what was going on and your reaction was almost the same as mine the first time I watched the video.

A little more detail for the first 2, the jugular was partially cut for Zednik. For Malarchuk, it was severed (completely cut). Malarchuk was lucky that the physician was also ex-military, went into his next and pinched the artery until proper medical professionals came, literally saved his life. Both lived, thankfully

I saw a game many years ago where a lineman fell off the boards and landed on someone's skate. From his wrist to his elbow was laid open. They got home stitched up (over 100 stitches) he came back and finished officiating the game.

5:23 That hit by Todd Bertuzzi to the back of the neck is what costed him being suspended for like 10 seasons, upon going to the ground/ice the opposing player ended up landing on his neck as a result by being knocked out by Bertuzzi from the illegal punch to the back of the head (unsuspecting hit), which left the player paralyzed, it's why alot of people never liked playing against Bertuzzi, the guy was big and brutal, but he was later picked up by Detroit red wings around 2010 or 2012, but wasn't as overly aggressive when he came back to playing pro hockey, that hit is what almost completely ended his career with the NHL.

*For people wondering about the Steve Moore/Todd Bertuzzi incident:* In an earlier game Steve Moore injured Canucks team captain, Markus Näslund, resulting in a concussion and elbow injury. Naslund was the league's leading scorer at the time and many felt Moore's actions were disrespectful and was even described as "a marginal player going after a superstar with a headhunting hit." Retaliation was inevitable and in hockey it's fairly common. In a rematch 5 days later it was obvious from the physicality throughout the game, the Canucks wanted justice for Moore's hit on their captain. After failing to instigate Moore to fight, Bertuzzi skated after Moore, grabbed his jersey and punched him in the back of the head, knocking him unconscious. A brawl erupted but fighting died down as it became apparent that Moore was seriously injured. He suffered three fractured vertebrae in his neck, a grade-three concussion, vertebral ligament damage, stretching of the brachial plexus nerves, and facial lacerations. He was also suffering from amnesia. 2 days later Bertuzzi wept as he apologized to Moore and his family, the Canucks organization, his teammates, and the fans in an emotional press conference. Bertuzzi was suspended indefinitely. He was eventually reinstated after a 17 month suspension and forfieting almost $1 million in salary and endorsements. He was also later charged with "assualt causing bodily harm" facing over a year in prison. He pleaded guilty after a plea bargain was arranged. He was sentenced to 80 hours of community service and 1 year probation. Steve Moore then filed a lawsuit in Colorado courts against Bertuzzi, his teammates and the Canucks organization but it was thrown out with the judge ruling the case would better be suited for Canadian courts. Moore and his family then filed another lawsuit in Ontario seeking almost $70 million and later an out of court settlement was reached. Todd Bertuzzi last played for the Detroit Red Wings and retired in 2015. Ironically his nephew, Tyler Bertuzzi plays for Red Wings currently.

SO THE GUY ON THE BENCH AT 07:35, HIS HEART STOPPED BEATING

It's amazing cuts from skate blades don't happen more often, but in the history of the league it's actually pretty rare.

Fun fact about the punch at 5:39 The guy who got punched suffered from severe neck injuries due to the way he landed on the ice and the way everyone piled on top of each other and he never played again and the guy who punched him got suspended for a year and fined a hefty amount of money

This is one rule I wish was in place, because of scenarios like the Clint Malachuk incident... Most jr. leagues require players to wear the neck guard, it is just a stupid move from the NHL.

I was at the game with the puck to the eye. Scariest moment I’ve seen live in hockey. He got hit in the eye and he started kicking his legs I’m guessing out of pain. The arena went silent, and the players players cautiously for the next 5-10 minutes, which hardly ever happens. Crazy moment.

The pucks are actually kept frozen when not in use, making the rubber even harder than it already is. Broken Jaws, broken eye sockets, stitches in the locker room before coming back and finishing the game, concussions, completely paralyzed, etc... have all happened in hockey. Yet it is still the best sport on the planet, even though the players make considerably less money than all other major sports (NFL, NBA, MLB, Soccer/Football, and probably even the top Cricket players). These guys are some of the toughest guys on the planet.

Just came across your channel last night and have been binge watching you since.... this has been the best NHL reaction vid yet... Hockey is life... GO LEAFS GO.... thanks much keep up the vids

you have to watch the best goals, best dangles, and best saves too. it’s a brutal sport to be sure, but there’s some insane grace to it at times

I watched the NHL worst injuries video for the first time a few weeks ago and it took me about half an hour to make it through because I had to keep pausing the video and googling all of the injured guys to see if they were okay now.

My dad played hockey, when there was no requirement to wear helmets. If you tried to wear one your own teammates would regularly beat you so badly you would end up in hospital. It got to the point that they had to make it mandatory to wear them with stiff penalties if they didn't. That bit is why the lack of full face cover and throat protection still are not part of their gear.

I was a bit surprised, that the clip started with the Malarchuk incident, as that's usually saved for the "grand finale!"

6:30 "hes not moving" "he shouldnt be he should be dead" lmfao that got me

Once at a minor hockey game a teen got a skate to the throat. His dad was a doctor and he held his sons severed artery together and saved his life. One guy got a stick to the corner of his eye and it popped his eye out... in the dressing room at one of our small town Saskatchewan kids games one kid stepped on the bare foot of teammate while wearing his skates, imagine what that felt like!

Neck guards are worn by most players/goalies but they’re made to protect from sticks not skates

Malarchuk (the goalie from the first video) only survived that neck slice because the first guy to him was a medic in the service and reached into his neck to pinch the artery and hold it until he was able to get to the hospital.

from buffalo. my dad was both neck slicing games. the reason malarchuk (goalie) lived was because the doctor was a vietnam medic. he jammed his fingers into the neck and pinched the artery all the way to the hospital. he lost almost 2 liters of blood, but played only 10 days later!

The reason why doctors commonly have to cross the ice for a neck injury is per NHL rules and regs, the doctor is required to be seated behind the home team's bench at every game, so if the injury is on the visiting team, and that player goes back to their bench area, the doctor must cross from the home team side. Those doctors also are required to be trained in trauma care.

I also recommend a documentary called "The Broad street Bullies, hockey in the 1970's was a free for all!

Necks dont get cut often. It happened in the 60s where the player died on the ice, the 80s with goalie Clint Malarchuk (1st clip and lived) and in 2009 with Richard Zednik (2nd clip and lived). This is the reason they dont wear neck guards. It doesnt happen often and the guards dont ensure safety. Zedniks injury was above the area protected by neck guards.