Vitali Sitnikov

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.