NHL referee stretchered off ice in ‘scary moment’ during Penguins-Lightning game
NY Post
A scary moment involving a referee stopped play during Saturday afternoon’s Lightning-Penguins game in Pittsburgh.
During the third period of a back-and-forth game between the two Eastern Conference teams, referee Steve Kozari collided with Tampa Bay defenseman Haydn Fleury at center ice of PPG Paints Arena at the 6:11 mark of the third.
According to the Associated Press, Kozari was able to move his arms before he was stretchered off the ice.
The NHL said in a statement after the game that Kozari was “transported to UPMC Mercy Hospital for precautionary reasons” and that he was “conscious and alert, has the use of all of his extremities and is expected to make a full recovery.”
“That was tough to watch,” Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said, according to the Associated Press, after his team lost, 5-4. “But [Fleury], I went into the locker room during that pause. Naturally, he was a little shook up. It was just one of those plays that was kind of a freak accident. But hopefully, both guys will be OK.”
According to NHL.com, Kozari has worked 1,151 regular-season games and 136 postseason contests.
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