Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski is a tough kid.
The 19-year-old rookie suffered an awful-looking eye injury early in his team’s 5-4 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 3 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series Sunday night.
The injury was the result of taking a puck to the face. He posted a photo of the damage after the game.
Playoff hockey… pic.twitter.com/4GNoLYVECu
— Zach Werenski (@ZachWerenski) April 17, 2017
Werenski returned to the ice with a full shield after suffering the injury and logged 19:08 of ice time. He also scored a power-play goal in the first period.
Werenski is back in the game after taking a puck to the face. The brutal aftermath: pic.twitter.com/pAU1YMAQg0
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) April 17, 2017
Hockey players have rightly earned a reputation for being some of the toughest athletes in sports, and Werenski’s perseverance at Nationwide Arena in Columbus was further proof of this theory.
Thumbnail photo via Russell LaBounty/USA TODAY Sports Images
