{"id":428958,"date":"2026-01-23T22:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/428958\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T22:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:32:10","slug":"craig-berube-shows-off-gruesome-injuries-after-gym-mishap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/428958\/","title":{"rendered":"Craig Berube shows off gruesome injuries after gym mishap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"breadcrumbs__item-link\" data-tb-category-link=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/torontosun.com\/category\/sports\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sports<\/a><a class=\"breadcrumbs__item-link\" data-tb-category-link=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/torontosun.com\/category\/sports\/hockey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hockey<\/a><a class=\"breadcrumbs__item-link\" data-tb-category-link=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/torontosun.com\/category\/sports\/hockey\/nhl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHL<\/a><a class=\"breadcrumbs__item-link\" data-tb-category-link=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/torontosun.com\/category\/sports\/hockey\/nhl\/toronto-maple-leafs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">The Maple Leafs coach has a black eye and nasty cut for stitches across his forehead after a Thursday solo mishap.<\/p>\n<p> Get the latest from Lance Hornby straight to your inbox Sign Up   <\/p>\n<p>Published Jan 23, 2026 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 Last updated 3\u00a0hours ago \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 1 minute read<\/p>\n<p><a aria-label=\"Join the conversation\" class=\"article-meta-comment-count\" data-story-comment-component=\"\" href=\"#comments-area\">   <\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can save this article by registering for free <a class=\"bookmark-link\" data-evt-skip-click=\"true\" href=\"http:\/\/torontosun.com\/register\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. 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TwitterArticle content<\/p>\n<p>A black eye and stitches were a familiar Craig Berube profile when he was on the Maple Leafs bench in the early 1990s, or in any of his five-team, 1,100-game playing career.<\/p>\n<p>But when he walked to the podium at Scotiabank Arena for his morning media update, the coach was sporting a\u00a0shiner\u00a0and then lifted his baseball cap to reveal a deep gash on his scalp that had been\u00a0stitched up.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>The 61-year-old, who racked up 3,250 penalty minutes during his playing career, obliged the curious group of reporters with the back story, knowing TV viewers would see his eye and the head wound when he does pre-game interviews for Friday\u2019s game against the Vegas Golden Knights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had an accident\u00a0in\u00a0the gym (Thursday),\u201d Berube said, joking \u201cthe other guy looks\u00a0way\u00a0worse. There was three of \u2018em.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement 2<\/p>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Toronto Sun\" class=\"market-logo\" height=\"37\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/20.4.0\/websites\/images\/identity\/logo-identity-tsun.svg\" width=\"280\"\/><\/p>\n<p>THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n<p class=\"identity-intro__description\">Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n<p class=\"identity-intro__description\">Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n<p>REGISTER \/ SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n<p class=\"identity-intro__description\">Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n<p>Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.<\/p>\n<p>THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"identity-intro__description\">Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n<p>Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authors<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>But he insisted it was a solo injury \u2014 \u201ca bad accident, it was stupid, entirely my fault. I\u2019m fine. The (players) laughed, they loved it, especially when I told them what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0get into whether it was a weight-lifting injury, hinting \u201csomething like that \u2026\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not going to talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/sports\/hockey\/nhl\/toronto-maple-leafs\/anthony-stolarz-back-oliver-ekman-larsson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Anthony Stolarz of the Toronto Maple Leafs takes a break during a game against the Boston Bruins earlier this season.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0124-anthony-stolarz-maple-leafs.jpg\"  class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Anthony Stolarz back in Maple Leafs net, Oliver Ekman-Larsson a go after injury scare<\/p>\n<p> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/sports\/hockey\/nhl\/toronto-maple-leafs\/darryl-sittler-reunited-historic-sweater-exclusive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Toronto Maple Leafs great Darryl Sittler holds his jersey from his famed 10-point game. \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0123-darryl-sittler-sweater.jpg\"  class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Leafs legend Darryl Sittler reunited with sweater from his historic 10\u2011point game &#8211; Postmedia exclusive<\/p>\n<p> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another Leafs coach who had an accidental head injury of that kind was John Brophy.<\/p>\n<p>The minor-league scrapper was hustling underneath the stands at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles, taking an intermission short cut during a late 1980s game against the KIngs when he cracked head on a low-hanging bar.<\/p>\n<p>The hyper intense Brophy would not let trainers bandage him and\u00a0red\u00a0splotch of\u00a0blood mixed with his\u00a0famous white mane in\u00a0a startling\u00a0colour\u00a0contrast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis head looked like the\u00a0Japanese flag,\u201d\u00a0winger Mark Osborne recalled.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><a data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" link=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"mailto:lhornby@postmedia.com\">lhornby@postmedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>X:\u00a0@sunhornby<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Breadcrumb Trail Links SportsHockeyNHLToronto Maple Leafs The Maple Leafs coach has a black eye and nasty cut for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":428959,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[433],"tags":[49,48,448,82],"class_list":["post-428958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/428959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}