More NHL: | | | | | and Team USA general manager David Poile was taken to a Minnesota hospital on Thursday after he was hit with a puck at the team's morning skate.Minnesota wild beatwriter Michael Ru so of the was on the scene. Paramedics in locker Aston Villa Jersey room; David Poile hit by puck at skate. He walked and sat self on stretcher; black eye, bloody nose, groggy Michael Ru so (@Ru sostrib) Poile being taken to local hospital Michael Ru so (@Ru sostrib) Poile was in hallway not even on bench. Players were pa sing boards to boards and a Weber pa s ricocheted off blade into David's face Michael Ru so (@Ru sostrib) Yikes, that sounds scary, and awfully unlucky. That puck must have had eyes to find Poile in a spot like that.It doesn't sound like he escaped some rough treatment, either. According to writer Chad Graff, Poile was having a lot of work done, none of which sounds very pleasant. Nashville and Team USA GM David Poile still in surgery as of 20 minutes ago. He's going to need 30-40 stitches. It's an eye socket fracture. Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) In addition to that, Graff said there is some concern that Poile will mi s the flight to Sochi with the rest of the American staff. So go ahead, Americans, blame Canadian defenseman Shea Weber for taking the opening shot in the USA-Canada hockey rivalry for the Olympics. Asia Jersey