While playing hockey last night we had an incident on ice. I was on the bench at the time and about 100 feet away, so I didn't see it as clear as others. It was about halfway through the 2nd period. The game was tied 2-2 and was really close. Both teams were playing hard but it was a good game so far.
One of the opposing players (we'll call him Mr. S) collided with one of my teammates (Mr W). It was an obvious attempt at a check as Mr S went in with a full head of steam and ran into Mr W. Immediately Mr S went down and play stopped. Mr S laid motionless while teammates gathered around. First thing we heard was "He's out! Go call an ambulance, NOW!" At that point we knew it wasn't good.
Luckily Mr. S regained consciousness about a minute later. He had a decent gash on his face from his lip to his cheek. The thought is when he hit Mr W, it was a head to shoulder (later confirmed by Mr W) and that Mr S's visor and helmet was pressed against his face.
While 4-5 players attended to Mr. S, the opposing team gathered their gear and left the ice. My team stayed on the bench, watching and waiting. We'd been there a few months ago when one of our guys broke his leg during a game. We knew Mr. S was done for the evening, but we anticipated that the game would continue after he was stabilized and off to the hospital. Word began to spread that the opposing team had forfeited the game. We waited, not really sure what to do.
Paramedics arrived and went to work on Mr. S. He was alert and talking to the paramedics, which we were glad to see. They immobilized him as a precaution and he was taken off the ice. There was a small pool of blood where Mr S had fallen. The good thing was he was talking to the EMTs and was moving. We're grateful for that.
We left the ice, not really sure what to think. The mood in our locker room was not as cheerful as it normally is after a game. As much as we love hockey, you never want to see anybody get hurt.
I haven't heard how Mr. S is doing this morning, but one would expect him to be ok. Hopefully he'll be ready to play in a few days, but the expectation from the team was 3-4 weeks at the earliest.
One of the opposing players (we'll call him Mr. S) collided with one of my teammates (Mr W). It was an obvious attempt at a check as Mr S went in with a full head of steam and ran into Mr W. Immediately Mr S went down and play stopped. Mr S laid motionless while teammates gathered around. First thing we heard was "He's out! Go call an ambulance, NOW!" At that point we knew it wasn't good.
Luckily Mr. S regained consciousness about a minute later. He had a decent gash on his face from his lip to his cheek. The thought is when he hit Mr W, it was a head to shoulder (later confirmed by Mr W) and that Mr S's visor and helmet was pressed against his face.
While 4-5 players attended to Mr. S, the opposing team gathered their gear and left the ice. My team stayed on the bench, watching and waiting. We'd been there a few months ago when one of our guys broke his leg during a game. We knew Mr. S was done for the evening, but we anticipated that the game would continue after he was stabilized and off to the hospital. Word began to spread that the opposing team had forfeited the game. We waited, not really sure what to do.
Paramedics arrived and went to work on Mr. S. He was alert and talking to the paramedics, which we were glad to see. They immobilized him as a precaution and he was taken off the ice. There was a small pool of blood where Mr S had fallen. The good thing was he was talking to the EMTs and was moving. We're grateful for that.
We left the ice, not really sure what to think. The mood in our locker room was not as cheerful as it normally is after a game. As much as we love hockey, you never want to see anybody get hurt.
I haven't heard how Mr. S is doing this morning, but one would expect him to be ok. Hopefully he'll be ready to play in a few days, but the expectation from the team was 3-4 weeks at the earliest.
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