Ward In Hospital After Leg Cut Open by Skate
November 8, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Carolina Hurricanes, Goalies, Injuries, Video
I hate skate injuries. They are such a reminder of how dangerous the game can really be. Carolina Hurricanes goaltender, Cam Ward, is in the hospital after his leg was cut open by the skate of Rick Nash. The injury occurred during the first period of their game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
image: TSN
Ward is still in the hospital and didn’t fly home with the team after the 3-2 loss. “It’s a significant injury and all I mean by that is I don’t have any timeline,” coach Paul Maurice said. “There was a fair amount of blood on the ice. All I know it was his leg; other than that I do not know any more.”
Ward had to be helped off the ice by two trainers with blood trailing him all the way to the dressing room. He seems to be a magnate for skate blades since he got sliced up by Brad Isbister during a game in March 2007.
“It’s a scary thing to have happen,” Columbus goalie Steve Mason said. “When you see something like that happen, especially a guy like him — he’s a really nice guy off the ice — you hope everything is OK and it’s not too serious. With the amount of blood that was coming from him, it’s a pretty scary situation.”
I seriously hope that everything goes well with Ward. He was so important to the team’s playoff success last year and I felt that he was off to a decent start again. Hopefully, it’s nothing too serious and he’ll be back in the lineup in no time.
