After all, as he stated, Pizzutelli saved Malarchuk's life with reflexes even trained medical personnel would be jealous of. Jeff Marek made the comment that extremely serious incidents of this nature always make him wonder why trainers weren't eligible. The first time I learned trainers weren't eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame was the day after the Peverley incident while listening to the Marek versus Wyshynski podcast. Only one NHL player has ever died as a direct result of an injury or medical emergency suffered on the ice - Bill Masterton's name and number hangs in the rafters of the AAC in remembrance - and the quality of training staffs are a huge part of the reason why. And Sabres trainer Jim Pizzutelli was the first on the scene to save Clint Malarchuk from that scary throat slash. Assistant Florida Panthers trainer Dave Zenobi played a big role in saving Richard Zednik. Winnipeg Jets trainers Rob Milette and assistant Brad Shaw, with assistance from the Hurricanes training staff of Pete Friessen and Doug Bennett, absolutely saved the life of Zach Redmond after an errant skate lacerated either his femoral or popliteal artery in the back of his leg after a practice. They've had to deal with Bill Guerin developing compartment syndrome after a hit to the thigh and subsequent plane travel, with Mike Ribeiro's throat contusion leading to an emergency tracheotomy and with Philippe Boucher's shattered orbital bone.Īnd Stars trainers are far from the only personnel who have potentially saved player's lives and limbs. And many of the same personnel have been on hand for other frightening medical incidents in the past few seasons.īut only one set of people are with the players day in and day out, managing every medical complication that may arise, and that's the trainers. Robert Dimeff, William Robertson and Gil Salazar - to the paramedics and even medical professionals sitting in the stands. There are lots of heroes in that situation, from Zeis and Lowry to the Stars team physicians on hand - Drs. The entire medical part of the situation took less than three minutes.
Zeis, the Stars head trainer, and his assistant Lowry were on the situation immediately - according to reports, it took just 14 seconds from Peverley's collapse until the medical staff were able to start their work - and they, along with Stars team physicians, carried him down the hallway between the benches to the tunnels under the stands, where he received treatment and defibrillation to restart his quivering heart. He was diagnosed with a heart arrhythmia shortly after being acquired from the Boston Bruins, had a minor procedure and was on medications for much of the 2013-14 season and seemed to be doing just fine with it until he suddenly collapsed on the bench early in the Stars game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with a pulse that went from fluttery to non-existent in a matter of less than a minute. If you've been a Stars fan, even if just for a short time, you know the Peverley story. No, the most important people at the AAC on what turned into an incredibly frightening night were Dallas Stars trainers Dave Zeis and Craig Lowry, whose calm under pressure and quick reactions helped saved Rich Peverley's life. They weren't a general manager, a retired player or, somehow, even a fan.
The most important people at the American Airlines Center on Madidn't end up being any of the players or even the referees.
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