Two columns for the price of one:
-- Hockey players have a well-earned reputation for playing with pain.
Ryan Donato demonstrated that yet again last week when a puck in the mouth during a Providence Bruins practice cost him five teeth and 27 stitches. He didn’t miss a beat, finishing practice before heading off for a five-hour stint in the dentist’s chair, then playing 24 hours later in Hartford.
And then there is junior Spenser Young of Providence College, one of the top defensemen in Hockey East. He’s been toughing it out through practices and games for the last week while passing a kidney stone.