Hockey players aren’t normal. Just watch an episode of Shoresy, or, well ... any NHL game. Last week Barclay Goodrow of the Rangers took a puck to the face in a game against Ottawa and it appeared he lost a tooth — which is a pretty normal occurrence. The actual story is much worse.
Don’t worry this hockey player didn’t spit out his teeth, only PART OF HIS JAW
Hockey player has jaw dropping realization after being hit by hockey puck.
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Goodrow confirmed that he thankfully didn’t actually lose any teeth thanks to the puck. He did, however, LOSE ANOTHER PART OF HIS JAW AND HE ISN’T REALLY SURE WHAT IT WAS!
Now, I’m no maxillofacial surgeon, but I’m thinking it’s probably not great to spit out a random piece of your jaw and not thing about retrieving it. Just imagine for a moment that this is what actually happened. I’m sorry, but we’ve got to paint a word picture here.
Barclay Goodrow is skating along and a puck flies into his face. A piece of his jaw bone breaks off, makes it through the interior skin of his mouth and suddenly he’s got a piece of bone in there. Thinking it’s a tooth he spits it out, and goes on about his night. It’s not until later he sees all his teeth are still there — meaning he LOST SOME BONE, before thinking “probably no biggie.”
Hockey players aren’t human. They just aren’t.
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