Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel was being evaluated at a Salt Lake City hospital on Tuesday after suffering a medical emergency on the team's flight home from a four-game trip.
The club said the 19-year-old experienced an unspecified issue shortly after the team's plane took off from the Salt Lake City airport. The plane returned to the airport while the team's medical staff tended to him on board. He was then taken by ambulance to the University of Utah hospital.
The team said Kindel was conscious, alert and stable. In his second season with the Penguins after being selected with the 11th overall pick in the 2025 draft, Kindel has two goals and two assists in nine games. He played 18 minutes, 53 seconds in a 5-4 loss to Utah on Monday night.
The Associated Press reported the incident from Salt Lake City, Utah. No further details about the cause of the emergency were immediately released by the club.
Source: ESPN NHL · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing