Hockey player nearly had his head taken off with brutal, board-smashing hit

Car crash type hits don't only happen in football

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If this murderous hit had taken place in the NHL, it would have likely led to some major time in the penalty box—-and probably much more of a melee.

But it happened in the Finnish pro leagues when forward Antti Tyrväinen lowered quite possibly the biggest boom we've ever seen on the ice on an unsuspecting defenseman.

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As expected, the attempted homicide did spark some fisticuffs, unfortunately the video cuts out just as things start to heat up. But this is a prime example of the car crash-type hits that make ice hockey every bit as violent as its gridiron counterpart.