Dzingel required ear reconstruction after slap shot to head
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Hockey players are something else.
Case in point: Ottawa Senators forward Ryan Dzingel took an Erik Karlsson slap shot to the head during Thursday's win over the Boston Bruins, and was able to resume playing after getting stitched up - to put it mildly.
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Head coach Guy Boucher went into further detail:
Boucher says Dzingel suffered "multiple lacerations" and ear had to be reconstructed. "It wasn't pretty." Lauds toughness of hockey players.
— Wayne Scanlan (@HockeyScanner) November 25, 2016
On top of that, Dzingel went through the NHL's concussion protocol, which he obviously passed.