NHL player has the most Ice Hockey excuse ever for missing a game

Well, it is cold up there

The north-east of north America has been hit with a hell of a snow storm this past few days. One of the worst affected areas was Buffalo, in upstate New York, home of the Buffalo Sabres NHL team. Five feet of snow fell in the storm, roads have been closed and loads of people have been stuck in their homes due to the weather. One of those people was Sabres Patrick Kaleta, meaning the team had to tweet out this unusual player update before they played San Jose Sharks last night.

#Sabres scratches: Benoit (healthy), Gorges (lower-body injury), Kaleta (snowed in). #SJSvsBUF — Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) November 19, 2014

And for the brave souls who made it to the game, they got to see Buffalo win 4-1.