tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post459209498252601673..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: The NHL: Shame free since 1917sagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-56089193799580375422008-10-15T18:54:00.000-04:002008-10-15T18:54:00.000-04:00Yes, Fischer, man I'm dumb. (Three hours' sleep wi...Yes, <I>Fischer</I>, man I'm dumb. (Three hours' sleep will make an idiot out of you.)sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-23770516646971337202008-10-15T18:31:00.000-04:002008-10-15T18:31:00.000-04:00I think you are talking about Jiri Fischer. who wa...I think you are talking about Jiri Fischer. who was forced to retire because of his cardiac episode.<BR/>Jiri Hudler is fine and still playing in the NHL.<BR/>Former Ottawa Senator Sergei Zholtok, a Latvian by nationality, was another player who died after suffering cardiac arrest while playing in the Russian Super League.<BR/>As was the case with Cherepanov, insufficient medical staff and equipment were on hand, which contributed largely to Zholtok's death.<BR/>In another case in the Swedish Elite League, a player died as the result of a Clint Malarchuk like neck slash from a skate.<BR/>Are hockey analysts here in N America, Canada especially, making too much hay out of this?<BR/>Perhaps, but surely it must give one cause for concern.<BR/>Are the medical facilities and personnel on the same level generally in Europe as it is here?<BR/>It's a legitimate question to ask.<BR/>These incidents, thankfully, are extremely rare but should one occur, one would hope that top notch medical care is available.<BR/>That has not apparently been the case in at least a couple of instances over in Russia, and it would be an important issue in my mind if I was a N American player considering playing over there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-653794301120110412008-10-15T15:12:00.000-04:002008-10-15T15:12:00.000-04:00Good catch, V ... talk about taking the starch out...Good catch, V ... talk about taking the starch out of Kypper's argument.<BR/><BR/>Hockey is a dangerous game on any continent. The North American ice that Nick Kypreos struck his head on when he suffered that career-ending concussion was just as hard as it would be in Omsk.<BR/><BR/>At the same time, I'm not so sure about the moral relativism on our end. This is not the first time a Russian league player has died of a heart ailment during a game. Contrast that with the swift reaction that likely saved Jiri Hudler's life a couple years ago.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-46075368493477566902008-10-15T15:01:00.000-04:002008-10-15T15:01:00.000-04:00Saw an interview with Nick Kiprios on sportsnet ab...Saw an interview with Nick Kiprios on sportsnet about the whole situation. His whole rant was about how players are going to second guess their decision based on medical reasoning.<BR/>Then at the end of the segment the guy with his asked "If they offered you an extra million at the end of your career... would you have gone" <BR/>Kiprios paused and said yes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-25307998458182298202008-10-15T13:07:00.000-04:002008-10-15T13:07:00.000-04:00Pierre McGuire : hockey analysis :: Stephen Harper...Pierre McGuire : hockey analysis :: Stephen Harper : Canadian politicsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com