![]() ![]() “Our volunteer coordinator called and was on hold for a period of time and then we called several other times during the waiting portion.”Įventually, the Spruce Kings’ longtime announcer Ron Gallo took matters into his own hands, driving to the hospital emergency bay to ask for help. “The process was certainly frustrating at that point,” he said. Hawes said the injury occurred around 9:20 p.m., and an ambulance didn’t arrive until about 50 minutes later. Meanwhile, both teams agreed to call off the rest of the game. “Vernon’s trainer and my trainer went on the ice, as did the first aid personnel from the arena, and I guess the concern initially was a head injury.”īlackburn was attended to, while officials called 911. “He was in some medical distress,” Hawes told The Morning Star. The play proceeded towards the other end of the rink, but Blackburn didn’t get up off the ice. ![]() Spruce Kings general manager Mike Hawes said that the injured player, Will Blackburn, was battling for a puck in the corner when he fell awkwardly into the boards. 1, with less than three minutes to play in the game. The incident took place in a BC Hockey League game between the Vipers and the Prince George Spruce Kings, at Prince George’s Kopar Memorial Arena, on Oct. ![]() A Vernon Vipers hockey player lied flat on the ice for nearly an hour Saturday, waiting for an ambulance to arrive after suffering an apparent head injury. ![]()
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