11/05/24
February 01, 2009
Stars' Krys Barch Loses Eight Teeth to High Stick: Krys Barch lost eight teeth when he was high-sticked in the mouth by Chris Chelios during the first period of the Dallas Stars/Detroit Red Wings game Thursday. After a short locker room trip he played the rest of the game. "He came back to the bench smiling, and saying, 'I think I lost a few,'" head coach Dave Tippett said.
2) Detroit is now 6-8-0 when trailing after two periods.
That's awesome too.
The teeth didn't fall out. They were shattered ... through a mouthguard.
I still play some hockey. I also grind my teeth at night. Doing that, my teeth and gums hurt a lot, and many times I have to get back to the House of Pain (dentist) to repair broken or chipped teeth. My one fear is, if I do get whacked while playing, that my teeth will just shatter as well. I'm going to go lay down now.
posted by BoKnows at 12:04 PM on February 01, 2009
Damn, I chip a tooth and i'm almost in tears.
posted by fadetoblack5 at 09:18 AM on February 02, 2009
Two interesting bits of tid from that article:
1) Krys Barch had a mouth full of blood and broken teeth, and yet he was still ready to fight Detroit's Aaron Downey.
"I had my gloves off, I was ready to go," Barch said.
That's awesome.
2) Detroit is now 6-8-0 when trailing after two periods.