Penguins Announce Team Plane Returned to Salt Lake City Due to Medical Episode Involving Ben Kindel
A very scary situation for Pittsburgh’s forward. The Penguins announce their team plane returned to Salt Lake City shortly after takeoff due to a medical episode involving Ben Kindel. Kindel was taken to the hospital for further evaluation and is now conscious, alert and in stable condition. Members from the front office, coaching staff and medical staff have stayed with Ben Kindel in Utah. The team remains there for some time but was scheduled to take off for Pittsburgh later today.
Nonetheless, Ben Kindel was taken to the University of Utah Hospital after the Penguins team plane returned to Salt Lake City. An ambulance was waiting for Kindel, 19, who is in his second season with the Penguins; when the plane landed. The Penguins’ head team physician, Dr. Dharmesh Vyas, was with the Penguins on the road trip. Then immediately cared for Kindel on the plane. According to Josh Yohe of The Athletic,
“Both president of hockey operations/general manager Kyle Dubas and assistant general manager Jason Spezza were with the team on its four-game road trip. The team remained in Utah for hours after the incident, but the group was scheduled to depart for Pittsburgh at approximately 5:30 p.m. ET.”
Penguins Announce Team Plane Returned to Salt Lake City Due to Medical Episode Involving Ben Kindel
The Pittsburgh Penguins organization also released a statement regarding Ben Kindel. Officially confirming all the details surrounding Ben’s health incident. The team stated,
“The Pittsburgh Penguins team plane returned to the Salt Lake City International Airport today shortly after takeoff due to a medical episode involving forward Ben Kindel. Team physician, Dr. Dharmesh Vyas of UPMC, as well as the team’s medical staff were on board and immediately attended to Ben. An ambulance was waiting upon arrival, and he was taken to the University of Utah Hospital for further evaluation. Ben is conscious, alert and in stable condition.
The health and safety of our players, as well as the privacy for their families, are our top priority. The team will provide further updates when appropriate.”
Kindel missed the first game of the season with a lower-body injury but has played in the subsequent nine games, scoring two goals and four points. Furthermore, the Penguins, who played the Utah Mammoth in Salt Lake City on Monday, are scheduled to next play on Thursday against the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.
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