A very scary and serious scene happened during tonight’s Dallas Stars-Columbus Blue Jackets game. The Stars’ Rich Peverley collapsed midway through the first period, requiring emergency medical attention.
UPDATE: Rich Peverley has been taken to the hospital an is conscious. The game is still delayed at the moment. That's all we know for now.
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Thank you for your prayers, thoughts and well wishes, everybody.
Game still delayed. Decision is being made by @NHL whether to resume.
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"We treated [peverley] for a cardiac event successfully." -Dr. Gil Salazar
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Per Dr. Salazar, Peverley was aware of where he was when became conscious and wanted to get back in to the game.
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"First thing Rich asked me when I spoke to him- 'how much time left in the period'. You know, typical athlete"-Coach Ruff
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Update: The game has officially been cancelled
Peverley had just returned to the lineup after being diagnosed with an irregular heart-beat:
Rich Peverley missed the entire preseason and the first game of the season with an irregular heartbeat, and that same issue kept him out of Tuesday’s game in Columbus. Peverley was feeling strange after Monday’s game and was unable to fly.
Hopefully Peverley is ok.