Muse Says Kindel ‘Doing Better,’ Could Travel Home Soon

Oct 21, 2026, 10:41 PM ET|Comments (0)

from Pittsburgh Hockey Now, by Shelly Anderson,

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Ben Kindel is improving and could travel back to Pittsburgh as soon as Wednesday, coach Dan Muse said.

Kindel, 19, had a medical episode shortly after the team charter plane took off from Salt Lake City on Tuesday. The plane turned around and returned to Salt Lake City, and Kindel was taken by a waiting ambulance to a hospital for evaluation.

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