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10/20 16:07 CDT Penguins forward Ben Kindel hospitalized in Utah after having
medical emergency on team flight
Penguins forward Ben Kindel hospitalized in Utah after having medical emergency
on team flight
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) --- Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel was being
evaluated at a Salt Lake City hospital on Tuesday after having a medical
emergency on the team's flight home from a four-game trip.
The club said the 19-year-old Kindel had an unspecified issue shortly after the
team's plane took off from the Salt Lake City airport on Tuesday.
The plane returned to the airport while Kindel was tended to on the flight by
the team's medical staff. He was taken by ambulance to the University of Utah
hospital.
The team said Kindel was conscious, alert and stable.
Kindel, in his second season with the Penguins after being selected with the
11th overall pick in the 2025 draft, has two goals and two assists in nine
games. He played 18 minutes, 53 seconds in a 5-4 loss to Utah on Monday night.
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