There are always downsides to playing your favourite sports, and for hockey, there is certain drawbacks. Yegor Stronov, a 23-year-old hockey player for Dynamo-Altay of the VHL, can certainly confirm this after suffering serious injuries as a result of a hit from an opponent by the name of Yegor Filippov.
Reports show his condition is "critical but stable", which does not make much sense as those two terms contradict themselves but in good news, he is expected to make a full recovery.