w00t, Ovy scores in the shootout again... he used the leg kick to fake and then immediately shot it anyway.
oh yeah, the team won too.. whatever.
oh yeah, the team won too.. whatever.
LOL! i have to try it at pick-up tonight just to see what it feels like when you're coming inOriginally posted by: rh71
w00t, Ovy scores in the shootout again... he used the leg kick to fake and then immediately shot it anyway.
oh yeah, the team won too.. whatever.
wow, just checked the score - game winner too... IN Philly! :Q can't wait to see the highlights.Originally posted by: rh71
damn Sid the kid got 2G, 1A tonight.
Red Wings defenceman Jiri Fischer collapses on team's bench during game
DETROIT (CP) - Detroit Red Wings defenceman Jiri Fischer collapsed on the team's bench during the first period of a game against the Nashville Predators on Monday night.
It was unclear what caused him to collapse, but reports suggested the 25-year-old Czech took a puck to the throat while seated on the bench with 7:31 left to play in the period. The game was stopped immediately and players from both teams were sent to their dressing rooms.
An ambulance came to the end of the arena while medical staff attended to Fischer.
Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman and forward Brendan Shanahan stayed on the ice and helped Fischer's fiancee, Avery, across the surface to be with the player.
Shortly after Fischer was taken into the bowels of the arena, zambonis came onto the ice to re-surface it.
Nashville was leading 1-0 when the game was stopped.
Fischer taken to hospital after having seizure on Red Wings bench
DETROIT (AP) -- 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 and a defibrillator was used 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.
Team spokesman John Hahn said Fischer was taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital and was stable, breathing on his own and responsive.
"It looks like he's going to be OK," Hahn 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.
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.
Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman and forward Brendan Shanahan helped escort Fischer's fiancee across the ice to the bench area.
Fischer was diagnosed with a heart abnormality in September 2002, causing him to miss two days of practice. The problem was found on an electrocardiogram as part of a routine battery of tests during the Red Wings' preseason physicals. When the result was abnormal, Fischer was given a stress test that he passed.
"There is a little abnormality, but nothing that will stop me from playing," Fischer said at the time. "It's nothing that will bother me emotionally."
He said that his heart essentially is a little thicker than normal.
"I wasn't scared about the abnormality," Fischer said. "But I was scared
about not playing hockey again. That was a shock for me."
UPDATE AS OF 11:30 PM ET:
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jiri Fischer remains in stable condition at Detroit Medical Center.
Fischer has 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.
The team will hold a press conference on Tuesday, a 1:00 pm at Joe Louis Arena with updated information.
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DETROIT -- Jiri Fischer is in stable condition and is awake and talking after suffering a seizure during the first period of Monday night's contest against the Nashville Predators.
In light of this traumatic experience, the management, coaches, and players of both teams in communication with the National Hockey League have agreed to reschedule the rest of tonight's game at a later date.
Ticket information for the rescheduled game will be announced via print, internet, television, and all media outlets within the next 48 hours.
We thank the fans for coming and apologize for any inconveniences.
We appreciate your support for Jiri Fischer at this time.
DETROIT (AP) - Red Wings defenceman Jiri Fischer was "doing very, very well" Tuesday, a day after he collapsed on the bench during a game and a defibrillator was used to help revive him.
"It's been a tough 12 hours for our organization," Wings GM Ken Holland said at a news conference at Joe Louis Arena. "The great news is that Jiri Fischer is doing very, very well."
Holland and team physician Tony Colucci - who performed CPR on Fischer on the bench Monday night - said the player was "in good spirits."
Fischer, 25, was in good condition after he began having convulsions on the bench late in the first period of a game against the Nashville Predators. Colucci wasn't able to detect a pulse after Fischer collapsed, and an auto defibrillator was used on Fischer.
After performing CPR, Colucci said he detected a good pulse and Fischer was taken out of the arena by ambulance to hospital. Colucci said Fischer's heart might have stopped, but he didn't know for how long.
Fischer's blood pressure and heart rate were stable by the time he got to the hospital.
"There's no way to speculate on what triggered it," Colucci said.
The team had announced to the crowd Monday night that Fischer had a seizure, but Red Wings coach Mike Babcock later said Fischer's heart had to be restarted. "His heart was stopped," Babcock said.
On Tuesday, when asked how long Fischer's heart had stopped, Colucci said: "Sometimes when you're feeling for a pulse you can't really say did it stop, or does he have a very weak, thready pulse."
Colucci said he didn't know when Fischer could play again or how long he will remain in the hospital.
"We're going to evaluate him on a daily basis," he said.
The Red Wings practised Tuesday ahead of Wednesday's home game. Afterward, players and Babcock said their thoughts remained with Fischer as they prepared to play the Colorado Avalanche.
"You just think about how bad Jiri Fischer would like to be playing hockey," Babcock said. "We have that chance. We better make good on that chance."
Fischer was diagnosed with a heart abnormality in September 2002, causing him to miss two days of practice. The problem was found on an electrocardiogram as part of a routine battery of tests during the Red Wings' pre-season physicals.
Colucci said Tuesday that tests were being conducted to determine whether the convulsions were related to the abnormality. When the 2002 result came back, Fischer was given a stress test that he passed. He said his heart essentially is a little thicker than normal.
Team owner Mike Ilitch, Fischer's fiancee, teammates and coaches visited the Czech native in small groups Monday night in the hospital.
Play was stopped with 7:30 left in the period after the Red Wings alerted officials to a problem. Medical personnel worked on Fischer at the door to the bench for several minutes before he was wheeled back toward the Red Wings dressing room.
Holland said Red Wings management consulted with the players, the Predators and the NHL and made the decision to postpone the game.
Holland said it hasn't yet been decided when the game will be played. The Wings said Tuesday all tickets from Monday's game would be valid for the rescheduled game.