Hockey player cut in the face by skate (graphic pics)..

[dennilfloss]

From HuffPo:

Canadian ice hockey player Sebastien Courcelles was horrifically injured when an opponent's blade sliced his cheek open.

Courcelles's face landed on the skate of Trois Rivieres Vikings' Jean-Michel Bolduc after he fell to the ice, which was soon coloured by claret.

His Isothermic teammate, Bobby Baril, nearly fainted upon seeing the gash, as the teams' Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey match was delayed.

Courcelle's brother, Simon, who also plays for Isothermic, is a firefighter and responded swiftly to treat his sibling.

"He shouted to put pressure on my cheek," Courcelles told Le Journal de Quebec. "He then said to call the ambulance... at that time, I told myself that it must not be pretty."

Pictures of Courcelles with his wound stitched up have since appeared, and the Canadian thanked well-wishers on Twitter.

You can see the expression of horror and concern on his brother's face as he's calling for an ambulance.

Not a Clint Malarchuk level injury but that's gonna leave a mark.:ninja:

Reminds me of Borje Salming. His cut was shallower but close to the eye.

BTW, he said on TV he'll be back playing in about a week. Hockey players are tough.

 

[SheHateMe]

Thats gonna leave a mark

Hockey is boring

 

[M0RPH]

Yeah, we know hockey players sometimes get cut. What's the purpose of this, to show some gory pics? Thanks, but I'd rather not look at it.

 

[BoomerD]

Fucking nancy...rub some dirt ice on it.

 

[gorcorps]

If he does it to the other side he can play a pretty convincing joker for Halloween.

 

[turgenjev1]

He wasn't pretty before, and he definitely isn't pretty now

 

[edro]

Y so serious?