Rich Peverly collapses on Stars bench

[mattola]

Taken to hospital and in stable condition.

All my best to him hope he's ok


Game is postponed

 

[oaknightshockey1]

Video of that was terrifying. Seeing those players jumping on the ice, you knew it was something pretty bad.

 

[Judge Fudge]

Rich Peverley Collapses during game

DALLAS -- The game between Dallas and the Columbus Blue Jackets was postponed by the NHL on Monday night after Stars forward Rich Peverley collapsed on the bench during the first period.

Play was halted 6:23 in as Peverley was quickly carried from the bench. A public address announcement was made several minutes later that the 31-year-old Peverley was conscious and taken to a hospital.

"We treated (Peverley) for a cardiac event successfully," Dr. Gil Salazar said. "As soon as we treated him, he regained consciousness. He was able to tell me where he was."

There was no immediate announcement of when the game would be made up. Columbus was leading 1-0.

"Dallas player Rich Peverley is doing well and is in stable condition," the NHL said in a statement. "He has been transported to the hospital. As a result of the emotional state of the players on both teams caused by the medical emergency, the game is being postponed. We apologize for any inconvenience and we thank the fans."

The Stars conveyed the message to the Blue Jackets that they weren't up for finishing the game on Monday.

"They're shaken and they want to reschedule. We understand that," John Davidson, the Blue Jackets president of hockey operations, told Fox Sports Ohio. "They were shaken to the core."

Peverley missed the preseason and the season opener because of a procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat, a condition diagnosed during a training camp physical. He made his Stars debut on Oct. 5 against Washington.

The Guelph, Ont., native sat out last week's game at Columbus because of an irregular heartbeat. Peverley had felt strange after last Monday's game and couldn't fly.

Peverley then played in Dallas' next two games before Monday.

Both teams skated off the ice. The Stars didn't go directly through the tunnel next to their bench, but through a door at the south end of the rink.

The game had been stopped after players from both teams attracted the officials' attention by banging their sticks on the boards and the ice.

"When he dropped, it was red alert," Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. "Don't worry about the game. It was about getting the doctors.

"As soon as he came off the ice, I started screaming into the crowd for a doctor. The players don't want to play, and I don't want to coach the team right now."

Columbus was leading 1-0 in the game that was postponed and will be replayed at a date to be determined by the NHL.

In 62 games this season before Monday, Peverley had seven goals and 23 assists.

He was acquired last July from Boston with forward Tyler Seguin and defenceman Ryan Button for forwards Loui Eriksson, Reilly Smith and Matt Fraser, and defenceman Joe Morrow.

Stars C Peverley "doing well" after collapsing on bench

Youtube vid of the chaos.

 

[mattola]

Holy crap they defibbed him

Wow take some time off rich

 

[Judge Fudge]

my our prayers be with him tonight and be glad that nothing Major(you guys know what i mean) happened

 

[Cobiemonster]

Thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family

 

[dare2be]

Merged duplicate threads.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Machismo run amuck

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[Judge Fudge]

Merged duplicate threads.

my apologies

didn't see matty beat me 2 it

 

[HammerDown]

So I'd be the only one who thought the open weeping on the ice was a little much?

 

[dare2be]

my apologies

didn't see matty beat me 2 it

No problem. Your thread had valuable info in it, that's why I merged them.

 

[elocomotive]

So I'd be the only one who thought the open weeping on the ice was a little much?

I'll bite my tongue on this one.

 

[Comeds]

So I'd be the only one who thought the open weeping on the ice was a little much?

I hope so.

 

[HammerDown]

Okay, I'm missing something. The dude is dead or he fainted?

 

[puckhead]

Okay, I'm missing something. The dude is dead or he fainted?

sounds like his heart stopped. so yeah - a bit more than fainting.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

my apologies

didn't see matty beat me 2 it

No problem. Your thread had valuable info in it, that's why I merged them.

Yeah, normally it's Mattola who starts the second thread - usually a day and a half after the first one.

 

[elocomotive]

Per the doctors, this is how they treated him. Hopefully he takes some time off because we've seen heart arrhythmias and conditions strike down athletes before.

Peverley was conscious and talking but was taken to UT Southwestern St. Paul and to receive treatment, the Stars said. He was in stable condition there. He also received treatment in the tunnel immediately after he finished a shift and collapsed on the bench.

“He was brought back to the hallway for treatment, where we treated him for a cardiac event, successfully treated with standard therapy,” said Dr. Gil Salazar of UT Southwestern, one of the doctors who treated Peverley. “As soon as we treated him, he regained consciousness. He was alert and awake talking to us after the event and quickly transported to the hospital. At this point, I was able to talk to him in the back of the ambulance, and he was able to tell me where he was and he actually wanted to get back in the game.”

Salazar said of the treatment, “We provided oxygen for him. We started an IV. We did chest compressions on him and defibrillated him, provided some electricity to bring a rhythm back to his heart, and that was successful with one attempt, which is very reassuring.”

 

[forty_three]

I had the game up on my second monitor while I was doing some work, so I didn't really see the shift leading up to it, all I saw was both benches jumping onto the ice to get the attention of the officials. And hearing Jody Shelley telling Rimer to shut up, and that there was a major emergency on the bench. When they finally zoomed in on the bench all you could see was the staff carrying someone off, combat style.

Scary stuff. Seems like Rich is okay, but I doubt he's ever going to play another game. Two events in the span of a week? No doctor will release him. And they shouldn't.

Machismo run amuck

Well, in his defense he didn't just watch a teammate die on the bench.

sounds like his heart stopped. so yeah - a bit more than fainting.

By all accounts he was not among the living for a moment there.

 

[forty_three]

 

[BF4L]

Just freaky...Young guy in great shape.

Prayers to Pevs..