On this day 29 years ago, paramedics dropped Mike Modano while loading him into the ambulance on a stretcher after he was knocked unconscious by a hit from Mark Messier
One of the risks of being a superstar in the NHL, especially before the recent emphasis on player protection, is that someone on the opposing team is always looking to take you out of the game. Mike Modano was on the receiving end of such shots several times during his Dallas Stars career, the most …
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