I have a lot of fond memories playing NHL Hits 2002 with my dad when I was in middle school. As I recall it, the game was basically about trying to concuss my opponents with my custom character, a giant rat named Bjorn. And when I would board someone with Bjorn the announcer would say things like “that guy is going to need a dentist!”
Its 2018 and not 2002, so we don’t make light of concussions anymore, but big-bodied defenseman Alec Regula can point any of his checking targets to a pretty good dentist: his dad, the former dentist of the Detroit Red Wings.