Wild Defenseman Left Bloodied and Unconscious After Scary Hit
In a scary play, this Wild defenseman was severely shaken up after a scary hit by an Avalanche forward.
Scary Hit Leaves Wild Defender Daemon Hunt Shaken Up
About midway through the second period of the preseason game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Minnesota Wild, Wild defender Daemon Hunt went chasing a puck behind his own net. Avalanche forward Tanner Keo was skating the other way and caught Hunt with an elbow.
Hunt stays down on the ice for several moments and can be seen bloodied up by the hit as he is helped up by trainers.
No Place for This Style of Play in the NHL
The NHL is a fast league, and split-second actions can have severe consequences, just like what occurred in this play between Keo and Hunt. It is an especially scary scene when a player is hit in the head unsuspectingly.
It is hard to tell whether this hit was intentional by Keo. Without a statement from the player, there is no way to confirm it either. However, the video is pretty damning in that it appears Keo doesn't make an effort to get out of the way of the defenceless Hunt.
Luckily, Hunt was able to skate off under his own power after the incident.
| POLL | ||
SEPTEMBRE 24 | 65 ANSWERS Wild Defenseman Left Bloodied and Unconscious After Scary Hit Do you think the hit was intentional? | ||
| Yes | 36 | 55.4 % |
| No | 29 | 44.6 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mackenzie Weegar | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Corey Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||