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Flames Coach Bill Peters Leaves Coyotes Game After Being Hit in Face with Puck

A deflected puck went into the Calgary Flames team bench and hit coach Bill Peters directly on the jaw during Sunday's game against the Arizona Coyotes:

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#Flames coach Bill Peters just left the bench after he took a puck to the face. https://t.co/Q0Ko5Knoun

Peters was taken into the locker room immediately after the incident.

According to Ryan Leslie of Sportsnet, he is getting stitches and will reportedly be OK.

The 53-year-old coach is in his first year with the team after four years with the Carolina Hurricanes and has found some early success.