NHL Career Ending Injuries

NHL Career Ending Injuries, one of the worst things about sports.

[@euhobgoblin]

Imagine taking a career ending injury and having the announcer's call be "Sauer is gonna be rather sour about that hit!"

[@ghostboy259]

was just about to say the same thing. Its obviously hindsight and no one in their right mind would sound so excited had they known back then but a bit awkward to watch now.

[@brentbell9543]

Especially from a clown like Joe bowen.

[@captain_toonces_8041]

With hindsight we know it was awkward to call. But at the time it was an insane hit, I wouldn’t be surprised if the announcer got excited about a huge hit like that in the moment.

[@TheHeston83]

yeah glad that annoucer is no part of Todays NHL

[@DeltaHighlights]

I didn't even show the part of Dion Phaneuf's Dad smiling and being congratulated for the hit

[@hausketvideot9694]

That joni pitkänen injury was one of the biggest reasons why nhl made a new "hybrid icing" rule.

[@sackjoyer9229]

That & all the concussions that resulted

[@eldoabrahamson]

Also Pat Peake.

[@Tompsoni97]

Actually, it was THE reason to use it.

[@mattraugh8748]

That was painful to watch

[@mrmeme5984]

What is the rule?

[@mattfromwiisports6209]

Honestly one of the saddest videos there is, these are guys who have spent their entire lives grinding up to this moment just for it to be snapped away in the blink of in eye. Can’t imagine how impossibly difficult it has to be to deal with that.

[@ALY-xc7fl]

On the other hand, these guys achieved their dream. Thousands and thousands of people work just has hard to be stuck in the minors for years barely scraping by. They made it to the show.

[@tyronasaurusrx7863]

It's a reminder why the league should probably have financial advisors for every team to make sure the players are making the best use of the money they have, because you never know when your career could suddenly end from a freak stroke of bad luck. Sad to see how some former players are really struggling financially and mentally post-career

[@Knoxpurplestain]

It’s just sad I feel so bad for all these people

[@Knoxpurplestain]

Oh idk probably cause they can’t do the sport they live for?

[@michaelangst6078]

How to say you're an incel without being on a red pill channel talking about women, without saying it

[@stevenreid2571]

​@@Knoxpurplestain👀 i wanted to know what the smol wiener incel boy said to warrant both of your responses.

[@Rav2006]

@@stevenreid2571🤓

[@sereneprincess4940]

The one that bothers me the most is Steve Moore. That whole incident could have so easily been avoided if the Dan Marouelli had been bothered to rule the hit against Naslund a bad hit, or if the league had bothered to investigate it better and sanctioned Moore for it. Their lack of action against Moore for what was dubbed at the time "headhunting" is what got so many Canucks players so mad, resulting in a proverbial bounty being put out against Moore. Less than a month after the upheld bad call, Moore was targeted by Bertuzzi, who drove him face-first into the ice, fracturing 3 cervical vertebrae. Dude literally broke Moore's neck because Moore caused Naslund to chip a bone in his elbow.

[@rf3473]

The Steve Moore incident was a hell of a lot more than just a “concussion”

[@tawogtrailers]

Exactly. He had a broken neck too

[@gripnsip3000]

brought it on himself purposely blowing out naslund's knee

[@PenguinRocker87]

that does not equate to a cheapshot that breaks his neck and makes him have to never play in the NHL ever again. There is no justifying how awful that was.@@gripnsip3000

[@tawogtrailers]

@@gripnsip3000 he didn't blow out his knee, he got elbowed and only missed 3 games due to a concussion. Where are you coming up with this blown knee BS?! Also Moore answered the bell and fought Matt Cooke and got whooped. They both served 5 and there you go, score settled. That's how the code works. Bertuzzi broke the code and took it a step further.

[@KJC21793.]

@@gripnsip3000and that means he deserved a career ending injury? You’re an idiot!

[@-ryuzaki-9989]

Im seeing this video the same day as Adam Johnson sadly passed away. Im not even a Pens fan, but he passed away way to early and young. RIP

[@connorking3022]

For real.

[@emma6648]

In a brutal and extremely painful way too

[@-ryuzaki-9989]

@emma6648 very true. I watched the accident a day ago when it was released and it was honestly scary and sad to watch. I can only imagine what he was thinking during that time

[@BroccoliLesnar]

You don't have to be a Pens fans to be sorry about hearing someone pass away. I don't even know why you felt the need to add that. Being a sports fan of a sports team doesn't have to turn you into a heartless thug.

[@-ryuzaki-9989]

@BroccoliLesnar because I wanted to state that even though I'm not a fan of theirs personally I still keep up to date with what's going on in the hockey world. Some people don't. They follow one team and that's it. Anything outside of their team is foreign to them. I follow all of them and keep up to date on every team. They aren't my favourite but I still care enough about the sport to be involved in all other teams that are apart of the league

[@aonstability5428]

Steve Moore didn’t just get a concussion, the fall broke his neck, scary scary stuff

[@kgunitkeese17]

Moore actually got a concussion along side the neck injury. The concussion symptoms is what caused him to not play again. Contrary to what was said, Moore's neck didn't break, but he did suffer three fractured neck vertebrae.

[@mikehancock9887]

@@kgunitkeese17 a fracture is literally the definition of a break, medically speaking. The medical jargon "three fractured neck vertebrae" would be to most, colloquially, a "broken neck". Fracture is just another word for broken bone.

[@DrZaius]

@@kgunitkeese17 jfc what do you think is the difference between a break and a fracture?

[@7bootzy]

@@kgunitkeese17 Do you think there's an actual neck bone in the human body or something?! "He didn't break his neck, but he did fracture several neck bones." Go home, you're drunk. LMAO

[@vinyboutch]

Yeah that dude got paralysed... Bertuzzi should'nt have ever played after this

[@TRexAteMyGirlfriend]

I'm glad the game has gotten quite a bit safer than how it use to be, but I can't help but wonder how many of these careers could've been saved sooner. Though, I suppose unless there are injuries such as these, you won't know how to improve player safety

[@Tairygreen]

You must be American

[@TRexAteMyGirlfriend]

@@Tairygreen unsure what that has to do with anything

[@econoline_crush7646]

@@TRexAteMyGirlfriend Let me guess-- he's gonna call you "soft" next.

[@TRexAteMyGirlfriend]

@econoline_crush7646 yeah I'm curious if the argument is that I'm soft because I don't think the head should be a principal contact point or that visors are a good idea in a sport of sharp blades are flying projectiles

[@wweguyspam893]

@@TRexAteMyGirlfriend I personally don't understand why the NHL doesn't use full facemasks like the NCAA, like clear ones. It would prevent so many injuries...

[@boser1212]

Jack ear cancer Edwards making the call on the end of your career has got to be the worst thing ever.

[@johnochiltree1170]

Don’t like him? Don’t listen.

[@ry4nx]

the only people that can bare to listen to him are the braindead boston fans that are just as delusional as jack@@johnochiltree1170

[@mcdob69]

@@johnochiltree1170ass

[@johnochiltree1170]

@@mcdob69 ligma

[@mcdob69]

⁠@@johnochiltree1170lol, ass… don’t like it? Don’t read my comment…. ass

[@RyanMontpetit]

Definitely the most intense compilation we’ve seen so far

[@nate31sharing]

I hope they don't go through what Franzen is dealing with right now. I saw his interview after his career ended. I really fell so bad for him. No matter how badly you hate that team or that player, they are also a normal person with a different role like husband, dad, etc at the end of the day.

[@NoNoDigUpStupid]

god bless the mule, and i say that as a penguins fan

[@justinhunt8409]

Does he have severe post concussion symptoms? I remember Marc Savard in an interview talking about how difficult it’s been as well

[@NoNoDigUpStupid]

I'm afraid so :(@@justinhunt8409

[@nate31sharing]

@@justinhunt8409 Yes, really bad. I can't find that video anymore. There is one in his language if you search his name and add "depression" in there.

[@obscurereference6298]

unless you're a bruin

[@leafsfanforever2896]

Pronger returned from his eye injury for a few games; the hit that (likely) ended his career was Hanzal (he played one more game afterwards vs WPG and was out for good)

[@GaffAttack09]

Yes, technically it was post concussion syndrome that ended his career. He did suffer some vision impairment from the eye injury though, so really it was both.

[@justinrnayy]

0:09 I remember that game like it was yesterday. Jesus Christ that's a horrible feeling as a hockey fan. To see Little go down like that is no bueno.

[@davidkelly5585]

What happened to him?

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

​@@davidkelly5585Bryan Little suffered a peforated ear and a concussion since the shot hit him right in the ear.

[@Illhostility]

Jeez, not more than one week later and we now have life ending injuries...

[@northernvideo]

Not sure I can get through this one.

[@eliaminator2313]

So sad to Borowiecki career end early he was such a beauty especially off the ice glad to see he's recovered and still involved in hockey

[@JohnUnit]

a lot of these concussions were 'straw that broke the camel's back' situations, either because it was their 5th concussion or they were near end of their careers anyway.

[@khorgor]

thats how concussions work. One concussion often leads to another, to another, the damage is done and then one day even a small impact is all that is needed. Especially with older players when the usual "cure" was to walk it off, clear your head and be ready for the next shift. I´m glad that today the league gives players time to heal, but there is no real healing from a concussion

[@MyName_Jeff]

​@@khorgorAs DJ Khaled so eloquently put it, "Another one"

[@justinhunt8409]

Man hearing how loud Pronger was screaming in pain really stands out in this video. He wasn’t an easy dude to hurt

[@xViperGTR]

I was at that 2015 Game 3 where Lubomir Visnovsky had his career ended by Tom Wilson, that hit will forever be viscious and the fact that Wilson never got a suspension for it is frustrating

[@stevenreid2571]

Tom Wilson; top 3 shitbags in the league right now. Could make an argument for number 1..

[@Calumity]

Good job on the video, even though it definitely hurt to watch its important to remember the danger players put themselves in to entertain viewers.

[@sootchh4055]

And there are players like Richard Zednik and Clint Malarchuk who had their throat cut with skates and yet still made a comeback. Hockey players are so fukking tough.

[@AJEDDY97]

Don't forget Rich Peverly who fucking *DIED* on the bench and wanted to come back in.

[@mattraugh8748]

​@@AJEDDY97jirri Fisher too

[@khorgor]

Crazy how concussions have ended so many careers. Its never the first one that gets you, but sooner or later another will

[@menace9235]

Yea i dont think i can watch this one. Thanks for putting in the work to make it tho love your vids

[@JoeGibbsRacingTruex19]

Eye injuries are very worse, and my eyes get uncomfortable every time I read that reason to NHL players retiring from injuries

[@moffett540]

The one at 3:02 really bothers me because you can literally hear the room go quiet besides his screams of pain echoing… just an awful way to have your career ended

[@spyder027]

At 0:27 that goalie just ended his own players career. He stuck his foot out to trip him

[@sclemson8541]

its sad that there are plenty of commentators of the game that recognize an emergency, and then there are those that just want to cheer for the home team no matter what. you know who im talking about.

[@spyder027]

Yep. I don’t know his name but I know who your talking about

[@kugashira1018]

Chris Pronger's screams still haunt me. That was horrifying to hear.

[@catz_crazy6672]

Ice hockey is probably one the most rough sports out there next to American football.

[@philips2327]

I remember watching the lehkonen on boychuck one live when I was a kid, and it still traumatized me to this day

[@Jakeonkuningas]

That was like three years ago.

[@TheWill.Suttie45]

that Brian Little hit was absolutely devastating

[@CanadianBongRipper]

Let's hope Kirby Dach isn't one of them...

[@jacksonbarry5407]

Bruh don’t do that

[@CanadianBongRipper]

@@jacksonbarry5407 Stammer came back and was still a good player but he was never a top 5 player ever again. I think Dach being a consistent 50-60 points guy is being optimistic. If not for the injury I think he couldve had 70-80 points in his prime

[@Mr_Mister15893]

Don’t jinx anything 😑

[@SergeiFedorov77]

Why you'd play without a visor is beyond me.

[@Colowkey]

Steve Moore’s career should not have ended on the day it did, but I truly think Todd Bertuzzi’s should’ve for that shit

[@Pijonty]

Another recent one was Andrew Shaw with a cheap elbow to Adam McQuaid’s head in 2019. McQuaid never played again and has since retired

[@johnochiltree1170]

I was at the isles Montreal game, last game I saw live before the covid lockdown, thought boychuk lost his eye.

[@_KFC81]

I was there when Little got injured. Very unfortunate.

[@patbl61]

I remember feeling so bad for Gilmour. It was his first game after being traded from Montreal. Hey wanted to retire a Leaf

[@ReeseChown]

Goulet still had a few years left in him before the injury. He was wearing a thin Jofa 235-51 helmet and hit the Montreal Forum boards, which had concrete blocks behind them for structural support. Great Nordiques player traded to Chicago for three guys that did not amount to much at all.

[@scottmelton3429]

I still remember seeing that Trent McCleary one where he took the slap shot to the throat. I was a goalie (beer league) at that time and I took a shot about a quarter of an inch to the side of my larynx. Scared the shit outta me

[@maxlee6739]

Crazy how many of these are eye injuries or concussions where the players face hits the boards. I know people don’t want to hear it but there is no reason the NHL shouldn’t switch over to full cages or bubbles.

[@evand5665]

the ref putting his arm up after he knew borowiecki wasn't getting up is purely ridiculous. Obvi want the best for players but not a pen and ref waited

[@MrZics]

If you ever do this video again you should add Daymond Langkow's neck injury from back in 2010. Langkow took a slapshot off the neck from teammate Ian White resulting in a broken neck. He did eventually come back for 4 games at the end of the following season and played 73 games for the Coyotes the season after that before retiring.

[@bigjoshy3531]

If he played nearly a full season afterwards I'd hardly call it career ending

[@BoiledCarrot]

Ive always wondered where some names went😢

[@cooperlevens1756]

the phaneuf hit at 1:36 sounds like a gunshot

[@Max_m]

Fantastic isn’t it? Remains one of the very best hits. Shame the dude wasn’t wearing his helmet properly though

[@camwilson2745]

Matt Hunwick ended Savards career after being on the ice for the Matt Cooke hit and didn’t do a thing about it at the time

[@noeybalbonzers9755]

still think Todd Bertuzzi should of got charged with assault. One of the most ridiculous things ive ever seen in hockey.

[@1andonlyMiro]

I don't like seeing this happen to players, however I like this video as it showcases what needs to change in the NHL

[@jaswinder6369]

What editing app do you use

[@aaronwatkins8973]

That hit on Marc Savard looked dirty as fuck.

[@7bootzy]

Boston's announce team are literal cartoon characters at this point.

[@XELA603]

vitale with the broken face bone is brutal

[@divinebovine12185]

Oh man, Doug Gilmores didn't even look that bad :(

[@ollieminecraft]

As an Avs fan, I'm really upset about Steve Moore's injury. From what I heard, he could have done great things in the league.

[@Chize41]

Bertuzzi should’ve been banned for life for that…in a sport they allow u to fight if u got beef, that’s unacceptable and a bitch move

[@obscurereference6298]

He could have fought or not cheap shotted Naslund for starters. Couple great things right there. Fuck Bertuzzi though.

[@Logo800]

It was rough times for Little.

[@smhop2037]

The hit that really ended Savard's career was Matt Cooke, but fair enough to have the hit that I think gave him the original injury that he tried to play through

[@DeltaHighlights]

Nope, that was Savard’s last shift in the NHL. Check his game logs.

[@smhop2037]

@@DeltaHighlights okay good to know. I thought Cooke's hit was the last one, but I guess I was wrong

[@firebird200]

I’ve met Joe Vitale in a practice at the Blues’ practice facility, I’ve met his daughter

[@cdrhiggins]

I dunno, this is gonna be a hard watch, especially after just recovering from a concussion myself.

[@joopiepookie]

Hockey is the one sport where i absolutely would get the most protection i can. I would never play without a cage protection helmet. Or without neck-cut-protection of any kind. I seriously do not care about gear when I'm freestyle skating, because the worst that'll usually happen is some bone breaking and or bruises, unless you're very uncareful. But of course even when just regular skating you can kill yourself in some ways. But hockey? I take all precautions there because you can easily get injured by others.

[@jakeheerwagen8007]

I know wasn’t a career ended technically but I remember watching Calvert take a puck to the head again the Canucks in 2019 and he was never the same after that game.

[@loganmclarry]

And then Vancouver scored when the refs didn’t blow the whistle… That’s ok, Avs got justice in OT

[@jakeheerwagen8007]

@@loganmclarry oh trust me I remember lol I was at that game. And Moser going Justice is served was amazing lol

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

​​@@jakeheerwagen8007I was watching that live. All the Avs screamed for a whistle, even Petterson was like, "You gonna stop the whistle like a decent human would? No? Wtf?"

[@jakeheerwagen8007]

@@lelouchvibritannia4028 that was me in the stands 😂 and I see them blow things down like right away and man I wasn’t very happy at all lol but eh we won and it was on my moms birthday as well

[@GaffAttack09]

Pronger could have easily played for another 4-5 years if it wasnt for rhe injury. He was a freakzoid. In my very biased opinion i think the Flyers could have made it back to another cup final if he stayed healthy.

[@NSco1996]

Franzen looked like he was mouthing off with a little bit of a grin as he got up on his injury

[@machingunjelly]

I always wondered why nhl players dont wear the helmets with the full visor or bars. Protects their most vital parts of the body

[@krispinho10]

I don't really watch or understand hockey but I don't understand why those players are so brutal and literally smash their opponents into barriers - that is lirterally life-threatning. Shouldn't NHL put players' life and health first and severely punish those more brutal players? Like I said, I don't understand hockey so I'm happy to hear someone's opinion on that. To me, this brutality just seems pointless.

[@YMC6]

It would be great if you put dates on your videos

[@zachfulton7949]

The worst way to end a career

[@CynderNeko]

It's been a shitty year so far. Hammond, Dalgic, Johnson... and Glemser who is paralyzed. Hopefully this season won't go on this way.

[@epaljr]

part 2 plz!

[@purpleable9616]

I feel like there could’ve easily been massive suspensions for some of these hits. Like, he injures the guy and then lands on top and keeps pummelling him...?

[@AZrakoon]

Nothing is scarier than the skate blade

[@benjamingreever5235]

Clint Malarchuk comes to mind

[@theWanderersnotebook]

@@benjamingreever5235And Adam Johnson who passed on the weekend because of getting a skate blade to the neck in the EIHL

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

Steve Moore's career ending injury was the three broken bones in his spine, not the concussion he suffered.

[@DeltaHighlights]

Steve Moore said it was the concussion.

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

@@DeltaHighlights Source?

[@DeltaHighlights]

@@incumbentvinyl9291 somewhere quote saying he still suffers from post concussion syndrome today, but as far as I’ve read the neck is in okay shape today.

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

@@DeltaHighlights That could be the case. Steve Moore is 45 years old, it's not relevant from a career standpoint if he has health issues today.

[@DeltaHighlights]

@@incumbentvinyl9291 he was still having the concussion issues while he could have been playing, the neck was good from what I’ve heard. Just shows you how bad the concussion was.

[@user-on5mi5ng1w]

, Bernie Parent's eye injury was a weird one,the stick caught up in his visor.

[@OiIersFan]

R.I.P Adam Johnson.

[@sammiehogg4862]

Did he really die???

[@OiIersFan]

@@sammiehogg4862 yes

[@sammiehogg4862]

Hahahaha nice

[@OiIersFan]

@@sammiehogg4862 bro what??

[@sammiehogg4862]

Chicken butt

[@ry-flix]

Its too bad they havent invented equipment that protects a players face reducing these career ending injuries. Maybe like a cage or visor that screws into your helmet so that when a stick or puck comes up, it hits the cage instead of the persons face. Hopefully someone invents something soon!

[@CursedLemon]

Weird that Bryan Berard wasn't included EDIT: Also Jeff Beukeboom

[@DeltaHighlights]

Berard still played after and Beukeboom played more games after too

[@Junkmaster3]

4:46 straight up looks like murder. I know people say fighting is a part of the sport but I feel they need to have some sort of rule to prevent things like that happening again. It feels like people aint thinking about the consequences, just look what happened to Derek Boogaard.

[@UnicornOfDepression]

If a hockey player is writhing in pain, you know it's bad.

[@user-vu9es4ok8e]

Best flyers goals!!!

[@BowenlikesChicken]

Steve more didn’t get a concussion. He broke his neck

[@DeltaHighlights]

I used an interview he had as reference. I’m not 100% for sure, but it seemed like his neck wasn’t the factor for his career ending injury. He said he was still getting post-concussion syndrome affects as of today.

[@wonderfly4786]

Don't forget about Clint Milarchuk as well

[@ColtonGoertz]

Johnny Boychuk did come and played in the playoffs in 2020.

[@cameronmcmaster]

They quite frankly was trying to kill Savard

[@jasedarlington]

Imagine being a rookie and this happens

[@spyder027]

This was mostly older players who were near the end of their careers or had a lot of previous concussions. If I was in the NHL and considering retirement in a few years and got a severe concussion I would probably just say I’m done and play mens league

[@eemelisilvas5780]

Pitkänen played 3 games almost 3 years after that injury

[@N_I_K_I_07]

Yeah but his his leg couldn't stand playing anymore after that

[@judasthepious1499]

what happened with Vitale vs Miller fight?

[@kgunitkeese17]

Fractured orbital bone, along with lingering concussion issues.

[@KMiller404]

RIP AJ 47

[@FWIPTHATKID]

How did some good of these even stop a whole career, it’s a fight

[@JakeMcGarryDrums]

concussions are a bit scary

[@darbyvolk7948]

In football, an upper body shot can lead to a possible ejection. Football also have a helmet piece for the front of the face. Why is hockey any different? Yes, some of the videos are older and I hope changes have happened. Why does something major have to happen for changes to be made? Please be kind, I don't follow hockey.

[@kgaumont]

watched the whole thing & regret it fucking hell

[@matiasangesleva2828]

Pitkänen played after injure couple games in finland

[@Caption_Obvious]

How dare you say Steve Moore was a concussion. Bertuzzi knocked him out from behind then jumped on him fracturing his neck and spine. Bertuzzi should have never been allowed back in the league after that.

[@DeltaHighlights]

How dare you comment on my video without doing research. Moore has no spinal cord trauma, but he is still dealing with the effects of the concussion.

[@newbiegoalie]

Malarchuck neck injury seems to be the worst injury that is missing in this video....

[@GiantsFan1734]

Wasn’t career ending tho

[@maddsss.29]

johnny 😭😭😭

[@Evgenio81]

what about Draper, Berard and Malarchuk injuries??

[@DeltaHighlights]

Draper played 20 years in the NHL, Berard and Malarchuk continued playing after their career changing injuries.

[@Evgenio81]

@@DeltaHighlights ok, understand

[@mitchelhunter993]

So funny to see my hockey coach in this video lmao. Good old Ryan vandumbushe

[@kingtroll8363]

Pronger played the rest of that season only missed a couple games

[@bobby_pilgrim4528]

Andy MacDonald, concussion w/ Blues

[@Ballsfalife]

Was that hit one Franzen intentional?

[@marknilsson3342]

Missing Pierre Mondou from 1985.. caused by you know who , Ulf Samuelsson 💀

[@DeltaHighlights]

I wanted to include it, but it’s nowhere on KZbin

[@marknilsson3342]

@@DeltaHighlights I remember there being a video on it but I guess it got removed.. anyways Mondou scored a goal and got struck in the face by Samuelsson and subsequently had to retire.. very unfortunate end.. he seems forgotten due to the tremendous depth among Canadiens Forwards throughout their history

[@barra333]

Doesn't apply to as many in this video, but maybe add text to explain suspensions that come from the dirty plays.