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Canadiens defenceman Mathieu Carle carried off the ice on stretcher

DETROIT - Montreal Canadiens defenceman Mathieu Carle has been carried off the ice on a stretcher after being hit by Detroit Red Wing Tomas Kopecky during an exhibition game at Joe Louis Arena.

The injury happened about five minutes into Wednesday night's pre-season game. Kopecky hit Carle after he had passed the puck at the Detroit blue-line.

boston rocks!!! (Posted 2008-09-24 22:53:59)
HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

J.T. Frederick (Posted 2008-09-24 22:00:14)
Didn't see the hit. Was it clean and just "one of those things"? It would be a shame if someone was head-hunting in a exhibition game.

Jack (Posted 2008-09-24 21:27:39)
I just saw the hit on tsn...I..feel for the guy, trying to figure out what happened, who he was, and all that. Hope he's better than he looked.

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