Pat Dapuzzo reveals anguish after skate severs face, Feb 2008, NYR vs Flyers
I posted this in the NY Rangers board, based on the response, I think it deserves a league-wide audience.
I think most of Rangers and Flyers fans remember this collision. I had not heard anything relating to it until now. It's sad to see what he's had to go through but he seems to be of incredible character - It's a great read if anyone's interested.
I posted this in the NY Rangers board, based on the response, I think it deserves a league-wide audience.
I think most of Rangers and Flyers fans remember this collision. I had not heard anything relating to it until now. It's sad to see what he's had to go through but he seems to be of incredible character - It's a great read if anyone's interested.
Last March the Flyers invited me to drop the ceremonial faceoff before a home game against the Rangers. I hadn't been going to NHL games, but I could not turn down that invitation from Ed Snider, Peter Luukko, Bob Clarke and Paul Holmgren. League security man John Malandra made all the arrangements. They put my family in a suite and treated us like royalty. The big surprise was before the faceoff. The Flyers showed a five-minute video about my career. The Philadelphia fans gave me -- a linesman! -- a standing ovation. How can you say I haven't been blessed?
