NHL coach suffers facial fractures after being brutally struck by a loose puck

NewsWorldAmericasNHL coach suffers facial fractures after being brutally struck by a loose puckThe painful incident took place during Saturday’s game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Las Vegas Golden KnightsMike Bedigan in New York Sunday 12 April 2026 19:13 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956174","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nhl-coach-puck-hospital-colorado-avalanche-b2956174.html","title":"NHL coach suffers facial fractures after being brutally struck by a loose puck"}}CloseTrump greets Joe Rogan and Marco Rubio at UFC fight as Iran-US peace talks failThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClim...