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Boston Bruins Coach Gets Hit In Head With Puck; Needs Stitches

By Catherine Silverman

Mar 1, 2014; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien talks with assistant coach Doug Houda during the second period against the Washington Capitals at TD Banknorth Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 1, 2014; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien talks with assistant coach Doug Houda during the second period against the Washington Capitals at TD Banknorth Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports /
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Boston Bruins coach Doug Houda got hit in the head with the puck, and now he needs stitches. 

Nothing like a swift slap to the head with a hockey puck, eh?

During the Boston Bruins– Detroit Red Wings game Wednesday night, which was televised on NBCSN, Bruins coach Doug Houda got smacked in the head with a loose puck. He got hit so hard that, understandably, he needed stitches- check it out.


Nothing about that seems enjoyable. Have you ever been hit in the head with a puck? I can confidently say that I haven’t, save the numerous times I’ve been smacked through my mask. With Zdeno Chara in the game, too, I’m already cringing for him. I’m so sorry, Houda.

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This isn’t the first time someone has had to leave the game due to a bloody injury- hockey’s not exactly the most delicate, harmless game. It’s definitely one of the more unique injuries, though, at least in terms of the person leaving with the team’s trainers.

I’m doing a standing ovation from my couch, though, at the fact that Houda left the game, got his noggin’ all sewn up, and then re-joined the game. Without a helmet. Just him, his extremely bald dome, and his freshly done sutures.

The Bruins had better win this game, is all I’ve got to say.

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