Hockey Horrors!

On a slow sports weekend, the NHL got some prime coverage. It's unfortunate that the coverage was with two unfortunate circumstances that brought severe injury to a player and an official and some players actions that were comical.

Both unfortunate incidents included flying skates slashing the individuals facial or neck areas. Both were gruesome.

It brings a reminder to sports fans how dangerous sports like ice hockey can be.

In the first incident, NHL linesman Pat DaPuzzo took a skate to the jaw leaving him bloody and with a broken jaw. Despite that, DaPuzzzo skated on in an attempt to break up a huge brawl on the fight. So not only are hockey players extremely tough, so are the referees who govern their on-ice actions.

The second incident was pretty widely covered and included Florida Panthers forward Richard Zednik being hit in the throat accidentally by his teammate Olli Jokinen's skate after he was spun into the air by an opponent. Thankfully, Zednik had the sense to put pressure to his throat and skate to the bench for further treatment. Zednik appears to be doing well after surgery and should recover eventually, with some reports stating there is a slight possibility he could even return to the ice this afternoon.

Despite these two on-ice incidents, the story coming out of Tampa, Florida involving two Montreal Canadien players is the most intriguing.

Apparently, two Canadiens were at a nightclub and decided to steal a woman's purse, only to claim to police officers and security that it was their girlfriend's purse. When asked her name, they "didn't know." Great answer gentlemen!

Read more about the incident here:

2 Canadiens arrested