Posted on 11/21/2005 9:31:55 PM PST by MikefromOhio
DETROIT -- Red Wings defenseman Jiri Fischer had a seizure on the Detroit bench late in the first period of Monday night's game against the Nashville Predators and was listed in stable condition at a hospital.
Fischer was given CPR at the bench by team physician Dr. Tony Colucci before the 25-year-old native of the Czech Republic was removed on a stretcher. The game was called off with no makeup date immediately announced.
"His heart was stopped," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "They hooked up the auto defibrillator and shocked him."
Team spokesman John Hahn said Fischer was taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital and was stable, breathing on his own and responsive. Fischer met with his teammates and coaches and was described as jovial and in good spirits. He will remain in the hospital for further testing over the next two days.
"It's our understanding, the reports from the hospital, that he is fine and he will be fine," Babcock said.
Play was stopped with 7:30 left in the period after the Red Wings alerted officials to a problem. Medical personnel worked on the 25-year-old Fischer at the door to the bench for several minutes before he was wheeled back toward the Red Wings dressing room.
"First of all, everybody is definitely caught by surprise," Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman said. "We turn and see Jiri laying between the boards and the bench and we're not sure why.
"You fear for the guy's life at that moment. I can't remember anything like that."
The decision was made to resurface the ice then, and the remaining time was to be added to the second period. But the game was postponed instead.
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Prayers for him. Hockey is secondary at this point.
What is it with athletes dropping these days? Jason Collier, a Center for the Atlanta Hawks (and he was from Springfield, OHio too) had a similar heart issue and died from it a month or so ago.
ping
Ping.
Detroit Lions WR Chuck Hughes collapsed and died on the field back in October of 1971...maybe it's just Detroit?
H-T
Prayers up for this darn-fine young blueliner.
rogo
This is just part of the reason that Shanny wears the "A". IMNSHO, when Yzerman calls it a career, if Shanny is still wearing the winged-wheel, he should get the "C".
roger that too.....
talk with you tomorrow....
me too....
Or Draper....one of the 2....
Shanny is the man.
My best friend from HS died with an enlarged heart. He played on Notre Dame's National Championship team and died the night after meeting President Reagan at the White House.....He was dancing, when he grabbed his chest and died on the dance floor.
He had had arrhythmia, and the coroner ruled one part of the heart was bigger than the other.
yeah...
there has to be a way to test for that.......
its sad.
If Jiri would have had this at home instead of at the rink, things might be very very different right now.
prayer bump
They had a good story on this in the Tennessean this morning:
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051122/SPORTS02/511220362/1028
As usual, I can't excerpt because it's a Gannet paper. The doctor that performed CPR is a hero.
The Preds, of course, will finish the butt-kicking when the game is rescheduled. ;)
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I've got the Center Ice package and turned on my TV last night to watch the game during what I thought would be the early portion of the game before the Vikings/Packers game.
All I can say is that the response from the Wings bench and doctors was exemplary. All involved have reason to be quite proud. Best to the young man and his family.
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