Columbus Blue Jackets Prospect Will Weber Has Throat Slashed By Skate

Jackets prospect's throat slashed
By QMI Agency




Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Will Weber had his throat slashed by a skate during a U.S. collegiate game on the weekend.

Weber, a defenceman with the Miami (Ohio) Redhawks who was taken by the Blue Jackets in the second round of the 2007 draft, had his neck cut by a skate during the first period of Saturday's game against Northern Michigan.

The 6-foot-4, 225-pound blueliner from Gaylord, Mich., underwent surgery to close the gash on the left side of his neck, just under his chin line, at a hospital in Cincinnati. The wound required more than 100 stitches and 15 staples to close.

"It was a pretty close call," Weber told the Gaylord Herald Times. "I was in surgery for about an hour. Everything went well, it was apparently just a cut through the muscle and it nicked an artery. I am going back to Cincinnati Friday to see what my recovery timetable will be."

David Nerman of Tuff N' Lite Hockey TV Interview (French)

Direct Link: Le président de Tuff N'Lite présente un bas de hockey qui résiste aux coupures de patins 

Clearance From NHL -Press Release

MONTREAL, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ - Tuff-N-Lite(TM) Hockey, based in Montreal, Canada, today announced that its' unique line of cut-resistant skate socks has received clearance for use in NHL games, by the National Hockey League.

The specialty protective equipment company has continued to grow, since launching an innovative line of high-performance, cut-resistant garments in 2009, that provide key protection for hockey players, that traditional equipment does not.

Tuff-N-Lite(TM) Hockey protective hockey socks are already being used by a number of NHL hockey players, including Travis Moen of the Montreal Canadiens, who was protected from sustaining a potential career-ending injury last season.

Key benefits of Tuff-N-Lite(TM) Hockey skate socks include:

- The products essentially look, feel and stretch like athletic socks,
while offering prevention of potential career-threatening injuries.
- Tuff-N-Lite(TM) Hockey skate socks use Tuff-N-Lite Cool(TM) patented
technology, that conducts heat away from players, keeping them
comfortable and dry throughout the game.
- Tuff-N-Lite(TM) Hockey garments use light, breathable fabrics, which
are not woven, so they stretch in all directions, increasing player
comfort.
- Tuff-N-Lite(TM) Hockey is the first supplier in the industry to use
Micro-Texpur(R) technology, which is an eco-green antimicrobial agent.
The innovative technologies and patents created and used to-date, for the first generation of protective gear are also currently being utilized to develop other leading protection for professional and amateur hockey players and hockey enthusiasts alike, including: wrist guards, goalie leg tubes and slash guards, among others.

Products are currently available (USA) online and distributed by Arrow Hockey and Sports Corp.

Products are currently available (Canada) at select retailers including Source For Sports, Pro Hockey Life, Hockey Experts, Sports Rousseau, and Play It Again Sports.