Kindel could resume practicing with Penguins next week after losing consciousness on team plane

Oct 22, 2026, 1:31 PM ET|Comments (0)

from NHL.com,

CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Ben Kindel could return to practice as soon as next week after losing consciousness aboard the Pittsburgh Penguins team plane Tuesday, general manager Kyle Dubas said Thursday.

The 19-year-old forward was cleared to travel to Pittsburgh on Wednesday after experiencing a vasovagal syncope, a sudden drop in heart rate and blood pressure that reduces blood flow to the brain, about 10 minutes after the plane departed Salt Lake City International Airport. Kindel received oxygen before an emergency medical landing and was transported to the University of Utah medical center.

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