Florida Panthers goalie, Tomas Vokoun, after his teammate Keith Ballard gave his face a slap shot.
With teammates like these, who needs opponents? Last night, when Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Ballard failed to get back on defense, then failed to recover the rebound of a breakaway shot blocked by his goalie Tomas Vokoun, allowing the Atlanta Thrashers to score, he swung his stick at the goal post in frustration, only Vokoun's pesky head mistook it for a puck and deflected it. As if surrendering a lead didn't hurt enough, the dazed keeper suffered a lacerated ear and had to be carted off the ice. Way to pick up your teammate, puck-nuts! Maybe next time try a pat on the back.
For more cringe-inducing teammate-on-teammate fuckery, check out Complex's list of athletes who accidentally brought the pain to their own side.
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JUNIOR HEMINGWAY AND DONOVAN WARREN
DATE: October 24, 2009
FRIENDLY FIRE: In football 101, helmets and knees x collision = career ending injuries. So on this punt return, when Michigan corner back Warren Donovan somehow ended up flying into fellow teammate Junior Hemingway's knee, Wolverine fans held their breaths. Luckily Hemingway was OK. That 1-7 record the Wolverines have in conference play this year—not so much.
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