An NHL referee paid the value for being within the flawed place on the flawed time … he was blasted within the balls with a puck, however fortunately, the household jewels are nonetheless intact!

The cringe-inducing second occurred in the course of the Vancouver Canucks-Utah Hockey Membership sport on Sunday on the Delta Heart. Official Justin Kea was on the ice, doing his job.

Sadly, Kea inadvertently bought in the way in which when Hockey Membership ahead Alexander Kerfoot tried to get the puck down the ice and away from Canucks’ Conor Garland.

The second was captured on the printed … Kerfoot rotated and fired the puck, not realizing Kea was proper in his path … and BOOM!

The frozen puck struck Kea proper beneath the belt … and by his fast response, it was clear he was in intense ache.

Kea — an NHL ref since 2021 — instantly collapsed on the ice … the place he remained for a a bit whereas he caught his breath.

The gang (particularly the boys) understood Kea’s ache and gave him a standing ovation for overcoming the nut shot.

Kea powered by means of the ultimate minutes of the sport — Utah gained 2 to 1.