Shoots Left Positions Forward Weight 90 kg | Height 1.74 m Name Vitali Sitnikov | |
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Born September 16, 1981 (age 42)
Nizhny Tagil, Russian SFSR ( 1981-09-16 ) KHL team
Former teams Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
HC MVD
Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | ||
Hockey Player’s Throat Cut By Opponents Skate On Ice
Vitali Sitnikov (born September 16, 1981) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays with Saryarka Karaganda in the Supreme Hockey League (VHL). On November 28th, 2015 during a KHL game the skate blade of Ladislav Nagy came up hitting Vitali in the throat. He immediately went to the bench where upon removing his jersey it was discovered that the skate had slashed his throat which was bleeding .He then proceeded to fall back on the bench before receiving medical attention. He required surgery to close the cut and missed one game.
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