Zach Hyman comes clean on broken nose incident from Evan Bouchard’s slap shot

Zach Hyman has built a reputation as one of the NHL’s hardest-working players, and his commitment to the game was on full display this season after a particularly gruesome injury. In December, the Edmonton Oilers forward took a slap shot to the face from teammate Evan Bouchard, breaking his nose.

Did he sit out the rest of the game? Nope. He shrugged it off, got patched up, and jumped right back onto the ice like it was just another Tuesday. Now, in a recent interview on The Sheet with Jeff Marek, Hyman shared new details about the injury, his recovery, and his evolving career beyond the ice.

Hyman has suffered multiple broken noses throughout his NHL career, but this one was particularly severe. Upon impact, he immediately recognized something was wrong. "As soon as it hit me, I knew something was off," he said. "I thought I lost my nose, to be honest. It hit me here, and my nose moved over here."

Beyond the physical pain, his first instinct was to shield his loved ones from seeing his injury. He said: "I instantly put my hands up. I didn’t want my mom or my wife to see my face like that."

Hyman somehow managed to laugh about the whole thing, brushing it off as just another part of the game.

Zach Hyman opens up about owning the OHL’s Bulldogs

Alongside his father and family, Hyman recently became the owner, president, and governor of the Brantford Bulldogs in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). The ownership transition was finalized after the sale from Michael Andlauer, the current owner of the Ottawa Senators.

Hyman has already embraced his new role, skating with the team and immersing himself in its operations. During the same interview, he joked about adjusting to the business side of hockey, remarking: "It’s tough when you complain about the stick budget when I use a new stick every game."

Balancing NHL competition with team ownership will be a challenge, but Hyman’s long-term vision for growing the Bulldogs’ brand in Southern Ontario suggests he plans to stay involved well beyond his playing career.

Since signing a seven-year deal with the Oilers after his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Hyman has been a fan-favorite in Edmonton. Sure, his goal tally is down this season (19 goals, 32 points in 50 games), but he’s still one of the most relentless, hardworking players on the ice.

Hyman has already taken slap shots to the nose, taken ownership of a hockey team, and taken over children’s bookshelves with a few titles of his own. The only thing left? Maybe winning a Stanley Cup

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