Clint Malarchuk almost bled to death when his throat was cut on the ice. Shocking tale of survivor of sport’s most gruesome injury
As he knelt next to the goal clutching his slit throat, while blood pulsed out like a fountain and pooled around him, all Clint Malarchuk could think of was to get off live TV so that his mum did not have to watch him die. The footage remains on YouTube of the extraordinary incident precisely 26 years ago on Sunday when the then 27-year-old ice hockey goaltender suffered one of the most gruesome injuries ever seen in professional sport. His throat cut by a stray skate, he survived thanks to his team’s trainer reaching into his neck to pinch shut the severed artery that would later need 300 stitches.
But the traumatic accident led to a spiral of nightmares, insomnia, chronic depression and alcoholism. Twice he tried to kill himself, with the bullet from one attempt still lodged next to his right eye. ‘Once I realized this could be death, my first thought was “get off the ice, go through the gate, get off camera”,’ Malarchuk told The Mail on Sunday. ‘So my mum didn’t have to watch me die.’
Interesting side note about the athletic trainer who saved Malarchuk’s life. His name is Jim Pizzutelli. Pizzutelli was an Army medic who served in Vietnam. He stuck his hand into Malarchuk’s neck, found the artery and pinched it off. Pizzutelli held on until the doctors arrived and stabilized Malarchuk’s wound. The lesson is when things go south you want a vet there who won’t panic when everyone else is losing their shit and will just keep working the problem until it’s solved. In other words, we got this.
Vets: When you need someone to reach down your throat and unfuck your shit.
way to go chris pratt you’ve finally lived up to your name
Every white guy I swear
“Pratt was moved by this story he saw on Facebook about two police officers helping a driver who couldn’t afford car seats. Pratt had this to say…
‘This story really moved me. At the end of the day we’re all human. And although there are some bad cops no doubt, these Texas cops remind us of the real service we’re provided by our men and women in blue. I felt like they deserve recognition. Alright. Have a good weekend everyone!’”
This Man Fought for His Country, Now He’s Facing Arrest for Living Off-Grid on His Own Property
This is criminal. While the Presidential race looms over the news cycle daily, keep in mind that the most important political battles are those fought locally in your own backyard.
If you live in Huntsville, fight for this veteran’s property rights. Call the City Council office.
This puts this article that you truly do not own your own home into perspective.
If the city ordinance doesn’t allow trailer homes, then you don’t have the right to break the law just because you fought for this country. It may also be a city ordinance that utilities have to be hooked up, but I doubt it says they must be used. He just needs to comply with code or move his house where he is free from the city ordinances he takes issue with.
Well, I believe we’ve already diagnosed the problem and we’re just insinuating that it is unjust and we’d rather not just roll over and comply because that’s the way it is.
Tell me, what is the difference between you and those who call themselves “sovereign citizens”? The similarities are pretty obvious; you both believe you are above the law and that it’s not right and rather than go through the proper channels to change the law, you just do whatever you want to do. I watched his entire “full story” video and I fail to see his case, which is semantics at best and is truly reduced down to whether his home is considered a “trailer” or a “manufactured home”. Either way, he was negligent and doesn’t deserve a pass. But I do agree that the concept of true “ownership” in this country is a farce and I don’t like it anymore than you do.
Well, for one I’m not some kind of anarchist extremist nor am I advocating for this man to simply break the law to get what he believes is fair. If you read above, I suggested that local citizens call their city council which purportedly represents them to complain about said ordinances. Just because I believe a law is unjust does not mean I believe I am above it.
I wasn’t even remotely suggesting you were an anarchist. Even the “sovereign citizens” give legitimacy to the Supreme Court, and by extension the government, et al. And while you did suggest that people call their local officials, you also later said you’d rather not comply. That is a direct call for disobedience and for taking matters into your own hands, which is a little different than saying “call [your] city council”. So the confusion here is not exactly my fault. But whatever…
Well, I meant not comply as in not just accept their terms without a legal fight. Bottom line, I’m not suggesting to just claim the laws do not apply and that someone can simply decide they are above the law. I am suggesting they fight the legitimacy of the laws themselves through civil means and proper channels. I do not support the sovereign citizens nor do I support unlawful actions to resolve these issues.
Some basic peaceful civil disobedience is tolerable but today it seems it only applied to the extreme by fools like Korryn Gaines who believe they can “take matters into their own hands” and fight the police and wind up dead as a result. Citizens do have a right to protest unjust laws though. That is what I am conveying. I hope that clears it up a bit.
So, I’m gonna hop in the middle of this conversation and ask a question… You two have both said this guy is not above the law and should comply with it. Ok, so do you think it would be reasonable to kill this guy over a city ordinance? When you say “there should be a law” or even “this law should be followed/enforced” you are saying that refusing compliance will ultimately result in men with guns showing up to incarcerate you and deprive you of liberty. And if at that point you continue to refuse acceptance…. The cops may well end up killing your ass in the process of taking you into custody….. For a city ordinance violation….on your property that you purchased and pay taxes on.
To wrap this up in a nut shell, because the city wants higher tax revenue, you both support this guy’s liberty being stripped from him up to and including death.
FUCK, THAT. No portion of that bullahit belongs anywhere in the United states of America.
This same bullshit happened in the Eric Garner case where a gentlemen selling a LEGAL PRODUCT ended up dead because he refused to comply with a law supporting tax enforcement. We live in a society founded by rough, beer brewing, tobacco smoking, gun toting, tax avoiding motherfuckers.
Crimes, should all have actual victims, without exception. Society has not been harmed by this guys decision to live in a damn trailer. Our forefathers would shit themselves when they saw what subservient little slaves we have become. Freedom used to mean being able to do things other people disagree with. Now freedom is just whatever the many layers of government want to allow you to do…. And “conservative” minded like you guys defend the government. What in the absolute fuck?
You can buy bags of milk in Canada.
Most of the milk sold in Ontario comes
in plastic bags instead of cartons, jugs,
or bottles. Using bags began as an
easy way for packagers to adjust to the
metric system in the ‘60s, but now
other countries are also using them in
an effort to reduce waste. Source
