A linesman with the British Columbia Hockey League is recovering after being injured during a Victoria Grizzlies game at The Q Centre over the weekend.
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Short delay as the linemen has left the ice after falling down at the face off.
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Grizzlies president Lance Black and an athletics trainer sprang into action, wrapping a belt just below the cut to help stop the bleeding.
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An ambulance later arrived and transported White to hospital where he was stitched up. He is expected to be out for seven to eight weeks.
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