Spider-Man NL Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=71979 Associated Press 2/12/2004 NEW YORK (CP-AP) - Centre Jeremy Roenick broke his jaw Thursday night when he was struck in the face by a puck during the Philadelphia Flyers' 2-1 win over the New York Rangers. Roenick was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital for X-rays, and the Flyers said on their media hotline he suffered a broken and lacerated jaw. Roenick said he was unconscious for about a minute. ``When I came to I was spitting up blood,'' he said. ``I just made sure I didn't choke on my blood. ... ``Right now my jaw is very unstable, but my head is clear,'' said Roenick. ``We'll get it wired up as soon as possible, hopefully it won't be too long.'' Dr. Andrew Feldman, the Rangers' physician, said surgery is likely for Roenick. ``Jeremy ... sustained a very bad fracture of the left jaw ... he was out pretty much for three or four minutes,'' said Feldman. ``The jaw is a problem and I'm sure he's going to need surgery on that.'' The puck caught Roenick in the face and he collapsed in a pool of blood to the left of Flyers goalie Sean Burke with 15:51 remaining in the third period. ``I was on the ice and it was a bang-bang play,'' said Flyers forward Tony Amonte. ``I don't think he had a chance to see it before it hit him.'' Roenick was motionless for several minutes before getting up and slowly leaving the ice while clutching a towel to his face. He waved to the fans, who gave him an ovation as he left. ``It's not often you get cheered at Madison Square Garden,'' Roenick said through team spokesman Zack Hill. ``They showed a lot of class and I wanted to respond.'' Roenick was later helped onto a stretcher and taken to hospital. ``He had the presence of mind to wave to the crowd,'' Amonte said. ``He had his bearings, but it definitely didn't look pretty out there. ``This is a huge loss. We're going to cross our fingers and hope for the best.'' Roenick, who assisted on Simon Gagne's goal, is the Flyers' No. 2 scorer with 45 points on 18 goals and 27 assists. The Flyers lost another centre less than a minute later. Keith Primeau was helped from the ice after a collision with the Rangers' Bobby Holik. ``He got his bell rung,'' said Flyers coach Ken Hitchcock. ``He's feeling a little better now. ``We'll give you a better update (Friday) at practice.'' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puck7x Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 Actually its a shattered jaw which is much worse then a broken one (which Roenick already suffered thanks to D.Hatcher years back) ... JR is one tough sob though , I bet he'll be back in 2-3 weeks Ohh yeah ... In other NHL news (this doesnt deserve its own thread) Sens signed Rob Ray ... This is the 2nd time in 2 seasons thats the Sens have acquired Ray this late in the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leafs Suck Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 Done for the rest of the regular season, but will be back for the playoffs. So no biggy for the Flyers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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