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Isles Witt hit by car in morning plays at night LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeGo ahead make his dayNew York Islanders defenceman Brendan Witt was hit by a car in Philadelphia on Tuesday according to Newsday But Witt reportedly picked himself up off the road and after a few profanities assured everyone he was all right before continuing on his way prompting one witness to say it was like seeing Clint Eastwood but in hockeyWitt was crossing Arch Street to get a cup of coffee when a gold Yukon truck made an illegal turn and hit the 34yearold Newsday says Witt tried to jump on the hood of the vehicle before being thrown to the ground as he was struckIm okay Witt told the crowd as he dusted himself off according to Newsday Ive got to go play some hockey Im a hockey player Im okay No big deal Boy that guy is tough added the same witness one of many who saw the event occurBut the 62 219pound blueliner downplayed the incidentI just got lucky said Witt who oddly enough had declined an offer for a drive to Wachovia Center from the teams medical staff just prior to the accident Fortunately nothing bad happened Im just a little soreThe Humboldt Saskatchewan native chose not to call police or get medical care and played in Tuesday nights 62 loss to the FlyersWitt has two goals one assist and 35 penalty minutes in 26 games for the Isles this season and has no plans to star in any action films in the immediate futurelog inLatestOldestHighest ScoreLowest ScoreKarma 54 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBoohyperlite267December 10 2009 142AMChuck Norris is scared of Brendon Witt! report this commentKarma 41 Yeahs1 BoosYeahBootasellesDecember 10 2009 133AMThis Luke6 guy is so far off For those of us who have played both hockey and soccer at a highly competitive level (university for myself) it is completely asinine to claim that soccer is a harder sport to play as far as fitness goes Soccer takes more long term endurance during a game but hockey takes far more short termsprint endurance especially if youre playing contact Hockey is much more physically demanding on the body in general other than the impact on joints from running that occurs in socce...