(VIDEO): Prospect blindsides his opponent with a vicious headshot.

(VIDEO): Prospect blindsides his opponent with a vicious headshot.

The NHL is attempting to eliminate dangerous head-shots in the game of hockey. Unfortunately young players are often brash, and this is a perfect example of that. Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Viktor Loov may be watching from the sidelines following a

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The NHL is attempting to eliminate dangerous head-shots in the game of hockey. Unfortunately young players are often brash, and this is a perfect example of that. Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Viktor Loov may be watching from the sidelines following a blindside headshot to Detroit Red Wings prospect Zach Nastasiuk in the second game of the first-round AHL tilt between the Toronto Marlies and Grand Rapids Griffins. Nastasiuk got a pass in the neutral zone and put his head down for a moment to collect the puck. Before he could even lift his head, Loov came across the ice and delivered a massive blow that took Nastasiuk’s helmet clean off and left the 20-year-old winger laying on the ice. Loov was issued a five-minute major and 10-minute match penalty for checking to the head and booted from the game. Nastasiuk left the game and did not return. Pretty brutal stuff.

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