10. Milan Lucic Breaks Glass….and Mike Van Ryn
Most Milan Lucic hits are big and will leave the player on the receiving end feeling like they got hit by a truck. One hit in particular, however, is easily the most memorable Milan Lucic hit of all time.
On October 23rd, 2008, Milan Lucic was 20 years old and made a hit that will live in Bruins’ history forever. Toronto Maple Leaf defenseman Mike Van Ryn handled the puck and cleared it down ice and out of his defensive zone; a typical hockey play that is seen many times in every game. What isn’t seen often, however, is a six-foot-four freight train named Milan Lucic skating full speed to finish his check and shattering glass in the process.
“I didn’t even realize it happened until 10 seconds later,” Lucic said. “Like, ‘Oh, wow. What just happened?’ I remember there was a couple from Ireland that was sitting in the front row there, and they got the worst of it. I saw them the next day because you felt bad, they got stitched up.”
Lucic also said “I think that’s one of the things that we’ll be seeing when they show clips of me probably to the end of my career. One of those cool things that you can say you did in your hockey career.”
Well, he wasn’t wrong.
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