That Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Dalton Prout possesses commendable testicular fortitude is unquestioned. We are, after all, talking about the guy who once punched Milan Lucic.
Ballsy as Prout can be with his fists, nothing can prepare a man for the pain associated with blocking an NHL player's slap shot with his groin:
(Courtesy: Next Impulse Sports)
Y'ouch!
Though the shot felled Prout like a sack of potatoes - and he skated gingerly to the Blue jackets bench with the assistance of a referee - he remained in the game.
- with h/t to @PeteBlackburn
