Another Weird Hockey Injury

Back in October I posted some of the weirdest injuries that have sidelined hockey players, whether it happened on the ice or not.

It looks like we can add Joe Sakic to that list, thanks to a snowblower:

Avalanche vice president Jean Martineau said the accident happened to Sakic’s left hand, and that severe tendon damage occurred to one finger. That same finger and two others were broken.

He's out for three months.

Now don't laugh too hard. James Mirtle points us in the direction of an Adrian Dater article that says:

"According to a 2005 Consumer Products Safety Commission study, snowblowers were the 'fourth leading cause of finger amputations' at more than 1,000 per year and more than 5,000 emergency room visits. And, that from 1992-2005 there were a reported nine deaths from snowblower accidents."