WATCH Blackhawks Ryan Hartman throws massive hit on first NHL shif
When theres a ma sive hit involving an NHL rookie, its pretty common the young fellow is on the receiving end. That usually leads to a welcome to the NHL, kid comment from pretty much everyone watching. For rookie Ryan Hartman, his first NHL shift flipped the script Friday night.Instead of getting rudely introduced to the NHL, Hartman decided to
Kamari Williams Jersey put the rest of the league on alert, apparently.The 2013 first-round pick was a little amped up for his first shift and made his presence known seconds into it. forward was going for a loose puck at the same time as Hartman. The Chicago rookie got to it, but contact with Zubrus was unavoidable. The Devils veteran got the worst of it. The force of the hit was so severe that Zubrus helmet popped clean off his head.That hit came mere seconds after the 20-year-old stepped on the ice for the first time. Making that ma sive hit all the more impre sive, Zubrus is 6-foot-5, 225 pounds. Hartman is listed at 5-foot-11, 191. That's a big man the rookie took down. Let's take a look at that slowed down a little bit more (via ): The good news for Zubrus is that his head was not still attached to his helmet as it floated away.Hartman wasnt done though. On the same shift, he drilled defenseman , too. An Illinois native, Hartman grew up cheering for the team he debuted with Friday. He had 18 points in 47 games as well as 81 penalty minutes with the Rockford IceHogs in the American Hockey League before being called up.
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