Canucks' Hamhuis explains how his face was rebuilt after some 20 facial fractures

By foxsports
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It's not a good idea to block a shot with your face. Vancouver Canucks defenseman Dan Hamhuis learned that the hard way after he took a Dan Boyle shot to the head in a Dec. 9 game against the New York Rangers, and doctors basically had to pull a Humpty Dumpty to put his face back together again. 

This partial description of his reconstruction process gives a glimpse at how severe his injuries were: 

So credit his doctors for repairing that amount of damage well enough for Hamhuis to return to the lineup this season. Hamhuis returned to practice for the Canucks on Monday wearing a full cage on the ice. 

The 33-year-old defenseman, who has four points and a plus-seven rating through 27 games so far this season, is not expected to return to play until after the All-Star break. 

Arielle Aronson writes about the NHL for FOX Sports. You can follow her on Twitter @aharonson28.