Juuso Valimaki left for hours in Dallas hospital with significant internal bleeding!

Frank Seravalli has come out with a disturbing story in which we find out that back in Novemberm, Arizona Coyotes defenseman Juuso Valimaki was left for hours in a Dallas hospital without care with a severe facial injury after taking a 93 mph slap shot to the mouth against the Stars.

The report indicates that the 25-year-old blue liner was rushed to a Dallas hospital by ambulance from American Airlines Center when he was drilled in the face on Nov. 14. Valimaki took a sit in the emergency room, thinking he would undergo treatment for heavy bleeding and the hole left in his mouth, but instead he was told by an overworked staff to to find a local hotel and come back in the morning.

Valimaki had a bloody face and was in severe pain, or as the reports puts it: “With his face bloodied, a hole in his mouth and significant internal bleeding, Valimaki was unable to function, sources said. Doctors later told Valimaki that if he had returned to a hotel and slept it off as directed by the hospital, there was a chance he could have asphyxiated on his own blood.”

The NHLPA had to jump in to help the poor player, whose wife Vilma was witness to all of this madness, and after five hours, Valimaki finally received 55 stitches in his mouth to close the wound, which included a fractured bone and the loss of three teeth.

“We can confirm that the NHL and NHLPA are jointly investigating this matter,” an NHLPA spokesperson told Daily Faceoff. The NHL did not offer comment on the incident.

More details on the services offered by the local hospital are shocking, pointing out Valimaki was seen by Stars doctors, who told him that surgery was necessary just after 9PM, but when he got to the hospital and underwent a scan, he was told by the hospital that his injury couldn’t be surgically addressed until Thursday – two days later ! Around 1AM, his face was cleaned up, then Valimaki was admitted to the hospital around 2 o’clock and the wound was closed with 55 stitches, which stopped the bleeding. It took an additional 12 hours to undergo proper procedure to brace the fractured bone in his mouth and realign the remaining teeth. After that surgery, Valimaki was able to return home to Arizona on a flight.

The Stars have released a statement, saying that they were unaware on how Valimaki’s was treated in Dallas and will help in any way possible in the investigation.

“The Dallas Stars are aware of the incident involving Arizona Coyotes defenseman Juuso Valimaki and are fully cooperating with the NHL and NHLPA in their investigation,” the Stars said to Daily Faceoff. “The team will have no further comment at this time.”

It is almost a miracle that Valimaki returned to action just two weeks after the incident.

“My eyes, my nose, my big jaw, my throat, everything is fine,” Valimaki had said to PHNX Sports upon his return. “Realistically, it could have been so much worse, so I think that’s kind of been the perspective that I’ve taken: ‘I’m lucky that I’m playing again after two weeks.’”

Much worse, indeed…

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