‘All-trans’ hockey match results in head injury for female-born player (VIDEO)

Footage of the incident has spread across social media

Footage has emerged from an NHL-backed trans hockey tournament showing a transgender male player crashing into the boards in an incident involving a larger transgender female rival.

Daniel ‘Danny’ Maki is a transgender man based in Minneapolis who plays for the Rainbow Dash. Last month, Maki suffered an injury during the Team Trans Ice Hockey Draft in Middleton, Wisconsin.

The clip shows the female-born Maki entering the ice and almost immediately crashing to the ground after apparent contact from the male-born opposition player, who stops to check if Maki is OK while others rush to his aid. 

Maki was taken to a hospital nearby and diagnosed with a concussion. Online and in the media, it has been debated whether the hit by the male-born player was intentional or an accident, but Maki has tried to downplay the scenes. 

“Get a stretcher! Get a medic!”

Words heard at the first NHL All-Trans Draft Tournament after a male player casually bumps into a female player. The contact doesn’t look serious on video. But the size diff between players is so great that the female suffers a concussion.