
A scary moment tonight for Jiri Fischer and the Red Wings:
Red Wings defenseman Jiri Fischer collapsed and was taken from the Detroit bench on a stretcher late in the first period of Monday night's game against the Nashville Predators.
Fischer suffered a seizure and was taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital where he was stable and responsive, according to John Hahn, Red Wings senior director of communications.
Play was stopped with 7:31 left in the period after the Red Wings alerted officials to a problem on the bench. Medical personnel performed CPR on the 25-year-old Fischer for several minutes and he was wheeled back toward the Red Wings dressing room.
An ambulance arrived at Joe Louis Arena and Steve Yzerman and Kris Draper skated a stretcher across the ice to where the player was being treated.
Two Red Wings players also helped escort Fischer's fiancee across the ice to the bench area.
As it turns out, the rest of the game was canceled. There was a lot of discussion as to what happened- did a puck or a stick hit him?- but it was a seizure or a heart attack. Given that Fischer has a heart condition, it was likely a mild heart attack.
Hope he gets better soon...
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