Richard Zednik's Life Threatening Incident

Nathan Horton (left) looks on in horror as

Zednik receives emergency treatment.

Not since the Todd Bertuzzi / Steve Moore incident have I witnessed an incident on the ice where I felt sickened. A moment where the game is the absolute last thing on your mind, you focus turns to the player.

Although I did not see the game live, I did see the Sportscentre replay and I still can not honestly recall the score of the game. Zednik had this look of confusion, he clearly knew his life was in danger. Even as I write this, I still can see that look on his face. It leaves you numb.

One thing I can tell you is that I will make sure my son sees this and understands why he wears mandatory neck protection. I'll tell him to look at Tanguay, who wears a neck-guard, so regularly that you forget he's wearing it.

I'm pretty confident in saying that Richard Zednik wouldn't mind if the hockey dad's out there referred to his ordeal to teach the kids about the importance of proper protection. Suddenly those neck guards don't seem so expensive.