We’re no doctors or anything but fingers just aren’t supposed to bend that way. Ugh.
Because of the physical, confrontational and often violent nature of the sport and because, eh, every player is carrying a large stick, ice-hockey players are often more prone to injury than participants in a lot of other sports.
A dislocated finger might seem like small fry compared to some of the more brutal injuries suffered on the ice over the years, but you’ll rarely, if ever, see a finger quite as dislocated as the one belonging to Adam Burish of the San Jose Sharks after he blocked a shot in a clash against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzjlKKkPvmo
Burish skated off the ice almost immediately after being floored by a quite powerful effort that was on its way goalwards and it soon became clear exactly why he was in such a rush to get off…
So this is what @ABurish37 finger looked like after blocking a shot in the #Oilers game last night. #SJSharks pic.twitter.com/zYU74gc3SQ
— Jeff Adams (@jeffmadams) March 27, 2014
Bad as that picture looks, it is perhaps this slightly grainier one that truly highlights the extent of the injury…
I knew Burish had soft hands but this is crazy. Get healthy 37. pic.twitter.com/Cv1E9hOCPJ
— Patrick Sharp (@10PSharp) March 26, 2014
At least Burish himself saw the funny side.
“@10PSharp: Knew Burish had soft hands but this is crazy. Get healthy 37. pic.twitter.com/JnkSjijrIu” can open any bottle of beer w/ that finger
— Adam Burish (@ABurish37) March 26, 2014
We should have said this at the top of the piece, but we really hope you weren’t eating your lunch while reading this one. Oh well…
Hat-tip: Deadspin
