Scary scene tonight in Tucson tonight as Craig Cunningham, captain of the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners, collapsed on the ice right before the opening faceoff and had to be rushed to the hospital.
.@RoadrunnersAHL player had medical emergency before puck drop. Taken off on stretcher. Game delayed. pic.twitter.com/hLs8Ma3juD
— Sam Salzwedel (@SalzwedelTweets) November 20, 2016
Paramedics attending to Tucson Roadrunners captain Craig Cunningham. Were seen performing CPR on him as they rushed to ambulance. #AHL https://t.co/8WuEIhxx2V
— Michel (Mitch) Rosset (@mitchrosset) November 20, 2016
My thoughts & prayers are with Craig Cunningham & @RoadrunnersAHL team. The captain collapsed on the ice just before the start of the game pic.twitter.com/ocTbIbcyvd
— Chris Canfield (@ccanfield1) November 20, 2016
There’s no news yet on what happened to Cunningham, just this account courtesy of Tucson.com:
Medics worked on Cunningham, who was lying on his back, and cut away his jersey. They performed chest compressions before moving him off the ice. Both teams returned to their locker rooms.
The Roadrunners game against the Manitoba Moose was postponed as everyone awaits word on the health of Cunningham, a former NHL player with the Boston Bruins and the Arizona Coyotes. Here’s hoping for a good outcome.
