Here's footage from Puck Daddy of one of the worst on-ice assaults we have ever seen — and it came in a U16 girls' hockey game.
It happened in a game between a U.S. select team and a Russian team in Hungary. Basically it's a two-handed slash to the head, and very fortunately the player who was clubbed is OK.
Michael Rand is the Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer. In 20 years covering Minnesota sports at the Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything.
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