Injury Report: Redmond taken to hospital after skate cut - [UPDATE]: Out for season

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http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=14403

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Zach Redmond left the ice by ambulance near the end of Thursday's morning skate after being cut on the back of the leg during a 1-on-1 drill.

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[Hank Chinaski]

It's ok, we'll leave this as a separate thread.

Scary news, hope it's nothing too serious.

 

[wpgsilver]

Hope he's back soon, tough break for a good kid.

 

[Jet]

Good news is, Noel says he will be fine. That suggests that he didn't have any tendons cut. It will just be a matter of keeping it from getting infected or opening up again, I guess he will be out for a couple of weeks (purely guessing, no idea how deep the cut is)

 

[sully1410]

Ouch! That sounds hella painful!

 

[bigplay41*]

Glad to hear hes doing okay

 

[sipowicz]

Apparently Redmond had to have surgery, hope everything works out for him.

 

[Conflicted Habs fan]

sounds ugly. those skates can slice through anything

 

[passnthru]

Noel must be in a bit of shock as well. He actually detailed the injury as more than "lower body."
Best to Redmond

 

[EvilCoop]

Yowch, scary stuff both long term and short term.

 

[Roooski]

Sounded scary especially if surgery is needed. Hoping him a speedy and healthy recovery.

 

[cocorico]

Terrible luck.
Hope it is not serious and Zach has a full recovery.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Scott Norton ‏@NortonSports

Brief update - #Jets #NSM client @ZachRedmond24 is out of surgery + stable in recover room. Thx for great work done by #Raleigh doctors!

 

[Crazed Fan]

Glad to hear he is doing ok. Hope he can play again real soon.

 

[Guerzy]

Great news. What a day for Redmond. Here's hoping for a speedy and successful recovery. The kid was really making way at the NHL level.

 

[Lynk]

Nice to see Zachy Reds is doing well.

 

[Tintin's Ghost]

What's the timeline for an injury like this? Appears a vein was cut but no ligaments, tendons, anything else?

 

[CZ]

Maybe the league and PA can come to some realization that these kevlar protective socks need to be made mandatory when players are on the ice. Hopefully in the end Redmond will have a full recovery.

 

[YWGinYYZ]

Maybe the league and PA can come to some realization that these kevlar protective socks need to be made mandatory when players are on the ice. Hopefully in the end Redmond will have a full recovery.

He was wearing them, apparently. Cut was on the backside, above the knee.

 

[Huffer]

What's the timeline for an injury like this? Appears a vein was cut but no ligaments, tendons, anything else?

I would think if he avoided ligaments, tendons, etc, he could be back as soon as the wound healed and the stitches were out. But I'm not a doctor, nor payed one on TV.

Who knows though. With the way TNSE reports injuries we might not get any news. Heck, They could keep Enstrom as "day to day" for the rest of the season, and then we would find out that they amputated his arm the night of the injury.

 

[scelaton]

He was wearing them, apparently. Cut was on the backside, above the knee.

If that is true, there are some big blood vessels in that area, both veins and arteries (you can sometimes feel your own pulse in the hollow behind your knee). It can take a while to recover from the tissue damage and the blood loss, as no one wants a blood transfusion unless it's absolutely necessary, these days.

 

[YWGinYYZ]

If that is true, there are some big blood vessels in that area, both veins and arteries (you can sometimes feel your own pulse in the hollow behind your knee). It can take a while to recover from the tissue damage and the blood loss, as no one wants a blood transfusion unless it's absolutely necessary, these days.

That probably explains the large amount of blood on the ice. Poor dude - hope he recovers 100%

 

[sully1410]

It's good to hear he's out of surgery.

I'd rather have an injured Zachy Red then a healthy Clitsome.

 

[King Woodballs]

EdTait

Details of #NHLJets statement on Zach Redmond: underwent three hours surgery to repair 'laceration to his right femoral artery and vein.#bn

 

[Hank Chinaski]

Yikes, that's frightening. A lacerated femoral artery can be life-threatening if it's not treated immediately, we're talking about massive blood loss within minutes. For those of you who follow the NFL, that's the exact injury that Sean Taylor died of, albeit from a gunshot wound.

Glad to hear Zach is doing ok. Great job by the Jets training staff and their players (apparently it was Mittens and Peluso) of not panicking and getting pressure on it immediately.