With just over 12 minutes remaining in Game 5 of the North Division Semifinal in Syracuse last Tuesday, Laval Rocket forward Danick Martel was on the ice. With the trainer by his side, he slowly got up and skated off on his own, clearly favouring an upper-body injury.
It looked like his game was done, and in Martel’s eyes, it was. When he returned to the bench for the second period, it wasn’t because he was expecting to play.
By now you know how the story continued on Sunday night: Martel scored four goals in the Laval Rocket’s 6-1 win over the Rochester Americans in Game 1 of the North Division Final.