Kenneth Ochi had a private dental practice in Southern California and didn’t know much about hockey when the Los Angeles Kings' team trainer became a patient of his. The trainer told Ochi the team needed a new dentist and asked if he was interested in the job. Ochi resisted the overture. He didn’t want to attend 41 games a year for a sport he didn’t follow.
But the trainer persisted, and Ochi eventually took the job. He showed up for his first day of work on opening night last season wondering where this new adventure would take him. It wasn’t long before he learned the answer: places his private practice never even approached.
In the second period of that game, New York Rangers center Ryan Callahan lined up Kings center Anze Kopitar for a check, and as he prepared to deliver it, Kopitar turned toward him. "I came full speed, and next thing you know I’ve got a stick blade in my mouth," Callahan says. "It wasn’t a pleasant feeling."
Parts of Callahan’s gums ripped off. Blood po ...
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