It was a scary sight during the second period of the Philadelphia Flyers game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.
Flyers forward Garnet Hathaway left the game after suffering an apparent head injury on a late hit by Penguins forward Bokondji Imama.
Hathaway laid a clean hit on Noel Accari but then Imama, who had been jawing with the Flyers forward earlier in the period, came out of nowhere to lay a hit on No. 19. Hathaway’s head collided with the ice and it was clear the Flyers forward was in some trouble.
Garnet Hathaway had to be helped off the ice after a dirty hit by Boko Imama#LetsGoFlyers | #LetsGoPens pic.twitter.com/BPcDUt4Dpy
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Imama was initially assessed a five-minute major penalty which was brought down to a two-minute minor penalty for interference after review. It’s safe to say that John Tortorella wasn’t happy with the call.
Torts is furious after Boko Imama is assessed a minor for interference on Garnet Hathaway, and Hathaway needed assistance off the ice pic.twitter.com/oXX10jvySl
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The Flyers did not have any update on Hathaway as of the second intermission but it’s safe to assume that the forward won’t be returning to Thursday night’s game and it would be shocking if he didn’t miss some time.
Hathaway, 33, is in his second season with the Flyers. He has 18 points (8 goals, 10 assists) in 59 games this season. He has played in all 60 games thus far but that could come to an end with the Flyers returning to action on Saturday night in Winnipeg.
Stay tuned for updates as more details become available on Hathaway’s injury status.
