Crickard released from hospital after collapsing during game
Mar 10, 2024 8:20:07 GMT -4
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Saint John Sea Dogs head coach Travis Crickard was released from the Cape Breton Regional Hospital early Sunday after he collapsed Saturday during a QMJHL game against the Cape Breton Eagles.
The news followed a frightening situation 54 seconds into the third period of the contest when officials and medical personnel were summoned to the Saint John bench for a medical emergency.
The Sea Dogs players immediately left the area to clear space as Crickard was treated behind the bench for approximately 15 minutes.
He was taken to the Cape Breton Regional Hospital shortly after that and team officials confirmed that Crickard was conscious when he was transported and alert and talking after he arrived. His vital signs were good.
He was later released, according to a report from the Cape Breton Post at 1:38 a.m.
The Eagles led the game 6-0 at the time of the incident and the contest was called and considered a final at that point.
Crickard, the 37-year-old native of St. John’s NL, is nearing the end of his second season as head coach with the Sea Dogs after serving as an assistant coach during the 2021-22 QMJHL season, which culminated with the 2022 Memorial Cup title.
Crickard and Dwyer were members of the coaching staff for the Canadian Under 18 national team that won the world championship in 2021.
Earlier this year, he was an assistant coach for Team Canada at the World Youth Olympics in South Korea.
The Sea Dogs were playing the second of two games in Sydney on the weekend and will play five of their final six games at home, beginning Thursday against Acadie-Bathurst at TD Station.
The news followed a frightening situation 54 seconds into the third period of the contest when officials and medical personnel were summoned to the Saint John bench for a medical emergency.
The Sea Dogs players immediately left the area to clear space as Crickard was treated behind the bench for approximately 15 minutes.
He was taken to the Cape Breton Regional Hospital shortly after that and team officials confirmed that Crickard was conscious when he was transported and alert and talking after he arrived. His vital signs were good.
He was later released, according to a report from the Cape Breton Post at 1:38 a.m.
The Eagles led the game 6-0 at the time of the incident and the contest was called and considered a final at that point.
Crickard, the 37-year-old native of St. John’s NL, is nearing the end of his second season as head coach with the Sea Dogs after serving as an assistant coach during the 2021-22 QMJHL season, which culminated with the 2022 Memorial Cup title.
Crickard and Dwyer were members of the coaching staff for the Canadian Under 18 national team that won the world championship in 2021.
Earlier this year, he was an assistant coach for Team Canada at the World Youth Olympics in South Korea.
The Sea Dogs were playing the second of two games in Sydney on the weekend and will play five of their final six games at home, beginning Thursday against Acadie-Bathurst at TD Station.
