Justin Bieber brutally checked into glass at NHL Celebrity All-Star Shootout
Jan 29, 2017, 4:39 PM | Updated: 4:50 pm
Sparks flew at the 2017 NHL Celebrity All-Star Shootout Saturday, as Hall of Fame defenseman Chris Pronger brutally slammed pop star Justin Bieber into the Staples Center glass.
Here's real life hero Chris Pronger risking his own brain functionality to put Justin Bieber's face into the boards. pic.twitter.com/lCBbyZ9Rnf
— Brian Foran (@BForanNHL) January 28, 2017
The 5-foot-9, 145-pound Bieber was no match against the 6-foot-6, 220-pound Pronger and this devastating blow was the result.
The hit was so vicious that the vice president of NHL Player Safety was forced to chime in.
The Department of Player Safety will have a hearing tomorrow morning with Chris Pronger for his Check from Behind on @justinbieber pic.twitter.com/UPK9pVuMWp
— Damian Echevarrieta (@Ech28) January 29, 2017
Fellow Hall of Famer Al MacInnis seemed to appreciate the Pronger’s no-holds-barred attitude.
That's my partner! Takes no prisoners.@justinbieber pic.twitter.com/4ECTJLKocV
— Al MacInnis (@AMacInnis2) January 29, 2017
In the end, Bieber was somehow able to recover from what Pronger called a “little back massage” and seemed to be in good spirits after the game.
Justin Bieber gets hit, bounces back in celeb hockey game https://t.co/jybvZNHvXA pic.twitter.com/gZBu7uxpZV
— billboard (@billboard) January 29, 2017
The 21-year-old pop star had a goal and an assist as he and the other members of Team Gretzky got the last laugh and took home a 5-3 victory over Pronger’s Team Lemieux.