Midway through the third period of tonight’s contest between the Vancouver Canucks and Philadelphia Flyers, veteran Canucks defenseman Alex Edler got tangled up with Flyers forward Jakub Voracek and took a nasty spill on the ice. He appeared to lose consciousness and had to be taken off the ice on a stretcher.
Here’s the play:
It was a scary play, but word is that Edler is now conscious and sitting up.
Here’s a clip of Edler being stretcher off the ice while Voracek gives him a pat and, presumably, apologizes.
No official word from the Canucks yet, but here’s hoping Edler’s injury is not serious.
UPDATE:
Edler's knee was reportedly injured on the play, as well. Not tough to imagine given the awkward twisting on the play. Again, here's another angle: