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Berard sustains serious eye injury
Posted: Sunday March 12, 2000 01:10 AM
KANATA, Ontario (AP) -- Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Bryan Berard sustained a serious eye injury, that will require surgery, after he was struck with a high stick Saturday night that left him bleeding on the ice. Berard, who was kept overnight in the hospital, was injured in the second period of the Maple Leafs' 4-2 victory over Ottawa, when he was clipped under the right eye by the stick of Senators forward Marian Hossa. "There is going to be an operation on his eye," coach and general manager Pat Quinn said. "This is serious." Berard, in his fourth NHL season, crumpled to his knees with his forehead on the ice as a pool of blood grew until medical personnel could reach him. "The stick caught him under the right eye and there is some fear there is damage to the eye," said Casey Vanden Heuvel, the Leafs' director of hockey operations. "It took a considerable amount of time to get the bleeding under control." Another club official said it was suspected Berard suffered a damaged orbital bone. "He is going to be put under general anesthesia to determine what has to be done. We expect there will be an update [Sunday]," Vanden Huevel said. Hossa received a double minor for the infraction. "Of course, if it's serious, I'll call and apologize," Hossa said. Berard's teammates were shaken by the news. "We heard it was pretty nasty," Leafs forward Steve Thomas said. "Then we heard he was taken out [of the arena] on a stretcher. Bryan was very scared and upset. He is one of us. Everyone here is like a brother."
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