There has been about three instances this year in professional hockey where players wrists were exposed, and sadly cut by a skate, the first one took place on November eighth when Evander Kane got his wrist slit by a Tampa Bay Lightnings players skate, leaving the hockey world with a gut-wrenching feeling until an injury update was revealed.
In the Ontario Hockey League Kingston Frontenacs defensemen Maleek McGowan suffered an injury nearly identical to Evander Kane, just one month after completiting one of his biggest career accomplishments, scoring his first goal.