One of the BEST female prospects gets SERIOUSLY HURT in a men's tournament

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Ryan
April 8, 2023 (1:30 PM)

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A 15 year old Slovakian born female by the name of Nela Lopu�anová is taking the female hockey world by storm, absolutely dominating at every level lshe has played at.

She is currently playing in a U16 tournament with men and doesn't look out of place at all. She took a massive hit from one of the players on the other team, which sent her flying to the ice, but she quickly gets up an skates it off:

Absolutely brutal blindside hit on Nela Lopu�anová.
Dominik Halaj received 2 min for charging.

Nela seems ok. She's out there in the 3rd. 👊 #U16BoysChampionship pic.twitter.com/mXo8zzIsAg� Hockey News Hub (@HockeyNewsHub) April 8, 2023

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In the third period though, she ended up taking another hit that she could not just skate off, this time it caused a little more damage:

TIE GAME
🚨 Luká� Urdák 2nd of the game #ZIL
5-5 #U16BoysChmapionship pic.twitter.com/55wYkEhpA0� Hockey News Hub (@HockeyNewsHub) April 8, 2023

She ended up fracturing her wrist on this hit and is expected to be out for the next 6 weeks:

Nela Lopu�anová out 6 weeks with a fractured wrist.

Played a helluva game today.
Wishing for a speedy recovery! 👊 https://t.co/30MdjfDslD� Hockey News Hub (@HockeyNewsHub) April 8, 2023

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One of the BEST female prospects gets SERIOUSLY HURT in a men's tournament

A 15 year old Slovakian born female by the name of Nela Lopu�anová is taking the female hockey world by storm, absolutely dominating at every level lshe has played at.

Could she make it to the NHL?