The National Hockey League (NHL) team Pittsburgh Penguins announced that their center Ben Kindel suffered a medical episode aboard a flight while he was flying out of Salt Lake City in Utah on Tuesday afternoon.
The Pittsburgh Penguins said in a statement that Kindel is stable after a “medical episode” and has been hospitalized. He was attended to by the team medical staff aboard the plane as the plane rerouted to the Salt Lake City from where it had departed. An ambulance was waiting for the 19-year-old at the airport which took him to the hospital for treatment.
“Ben is conscious, alert and in stable condition,” the team said in a statement. The team added that the team physician, Dr. Dharmesh Vyas of UPMC before the plane could land and he could undergo further evaluation.
“The health and safety of out players, as well as the privacy of their families, are out top priority. The team will provide more updates when appropriate.
Notably, the team described what happened to Ben Kindel as only as “medical episode.” No further details about the condition that Kindel suffered were released.
This story is being updated.
