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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.
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The Associated Press · Posted: Oct 20, 2026 5:39 PM EDT | Last Updated: 35 minutes ago
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Penguins forward Ben Kindel, pictured before Monday’s game in Salt Lake City, was taken by ambulance to the University of Utah hospital on Tuesday. The team said the 19-year-old Canadian was conscious, alert and stable. (Rob Gray-Imagn Images via Reuters)
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, from Coquitlam, B.C., 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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