I remember this episode. Ross was basically depressed because this was the anniversary he and his ex-wife first consummated their physical relationship. She since left Ross to be with a woman. To cheer him up, Chandler took him to a hockey game. Ross at first refused, but when he got to the game and got into it, Chandler said to him, "see, buddy, that's all you need (to cheer up), a bunch of toothless guys hitting each other with sticks." Here, Chandler was just exaggerating how violent hockey is - so violent that the players are toothless from losing all their teeth getting hit in the face by the hockey sticks or the puck. Then moments later, a hockey puck ricocheted off the rink and hit Ross … right in the face!