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The medical staff were almost instantly intervening with CPR, and the eventual use of an AED. He is in stable condition at a hospital now. This was the dads trip for the Blues, so his father Dan Bouwmeester was with him on the way to the hospital.
These images show how even though they are separate teams, the are family.
Both teams gather together
And a Duck player even gives a hug to a Blues player
EvanJones10
Cardiac episode. Still scary though
Ziharke
Hopefully it was there with medical staff besides him !
draco2011
Energy drinks people, killing athletes and kids all over the globe.
YouCanCallMeCal
Everyone one in hockey is a fierce competitor until they need to be a brotherhood
LanceHol
I hope the best for that player!
drcapthandsome
Speedy recovery to you Jay!
ArgJargon
'These images show how even though they are separate teams, the are family.'... as opposed to 'HAHA fucker had heart attack. We gonna WIN!'
themosthellas
It's unfortunate, but I doubt he returns. 18th season, middle of 1 year contract, won a cup last year. Just might be time to hang the hat.
MarkusJunnikkala
Well shit. Hope he gets back to full health. Good that he had all those people with him.
wasitsomethingisaid
I cried. I haven’t cried that much during a game since Pronger was hit in the chest by a puck and collapsed.
realAlBundy
I was on a soccer game in 2005 when the same happened too.. unfortunately the player died.. it was surreal..
watgula9
Is this possibly linked to.steroids
XRay0976
I remember when Jiri Fischer of the Red Wings had a medical emergency on the bench....he just dropped like a sack of flower off the bench
3Pie14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097494
I will never forget that game. I've never seen The Joe so silent, filled with people.
Gianttesticlemonster
Dang that's scary. Always loved J-Bo when he was a flame. Hoping for a speedy recovery
MetaRZA
You can't really hate the other team. You played with a few of their guys in Junior. You might be on their team next year.
Laylah77
To his health!
notgoingtolookback
I was watching the game when this happened. Hoping for a speedy recovery for Jay!!
smellslikeburberry
A human's life is on the line. I don't think anyone cares what team they play for at this point.
Kbantar
You can't be serious. Tribalism leads way too many to literally hate "the enemy" even for something as trivial as a game. :(
3dartwork
No hockey player wants to see someone dead for fuck sake. Of course they gather together. They're human, not monsters. He's only 36....
againchina
TIL a mans life is more important than team rivalry
HockeyandMetal
The st louis blues didnt say it was a heart attack. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8dIREgIa_5/?igshid=19wxefkjinmz1
Bambadjan
ThEy DiDn'T sAy It WaS a HeArT aTtAcK... He "suffered a cardiac episode & collapsed" the distinction is irrelevant, unless u'r treating him!
WhichIsIt
Bambadjan
Lol! 100%... thanks for the reminder. I'm at a real funky part of my life and I need to heed this message more than ever. Woosahhh.
Altorhys
"Making sports make you in a better shape and extent your life" - Fuck you.
QuantumBits
Good thing that it happened when it did I guess. If it happened in his sleep he would have probably slept through it and never woke up.
GreasySkadoosh
Had a friend who was in his early 40's go out that way. In great shape. Lived healthy. Went to sleep next to his girl and never woke up.
providedlava
Young people having heart attacks really freaks me out. I work with someone who had one at 28.
autumnfishin
I’m fairly certain that they haven’t said what happened, whether it was a heart attack or other cardiac episode
autumnfishin
Or something else
Twzking
Press release said cardiac episode
Ellisd326
They postponed a fucking nhl game for this. This is serious shit fellas.
johnelway
No shit?
jaderock
Did they stop the game or continue onward because that player would’ve wanted them to continue?
Cartographers
They postponed the game. I was at this game.
jaderock
Good to know and glad that was the decision. Hope he makes a speedy recovery
grandmotherfucker
In great shape and only 36 is too young to be dealing with that crap. All the best to Jay and his family. That’s scary shit.
craze
had one last march a month after I turned 50. I am in good shape. To say I am still shook is an understatement. Docs arent worried about why
CatDadBod
I had a massive heart attack at 35. 95% blockage on the widow maker and 100% blockage on the other side. I shouldn't be here.
themosthellas
True. 36 years old is up there in hockey world tho. It's his 18th season, that's a really long time to be playing in the NHL.
inspiringandfunnyusernamecoolheh
A friend suffered a stroke at age 35.
Valgyan
My dad had a heart attack at work in his 30s
BipolarPenguin3
My brother had a heart attack at 34. But he turned 40 in December! Medication is good sometimes
ChrisThrasher
36?? (sweats in terror)
lurklurkingmclurk
This is scary stuff, I've already suffered two heart attacks, one at 24 and 2nd at 32. 1st one came out of nowhere 2nd I didn't took care.
FatFoodieBelly
AntonioAdorno
No kidding. Only 23, already had two and a stroke. Kicked my caffeine addiction to the curb after that, but the hypoglycemia is a bitch.
theghostwholurks
Likely hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Inherited enlarged heart leading the ventricular arrythmia (which is why the AED was used). Leading 1/2
theghostwholurks
2/2 cause of sudden death syndrome in athletes. He is pretty damn lucky I reckon but might need an implanted cardiac defib.
khensu83
So he survived?
autumnfishin
He’s in the hospital, being monitored and presumably having tests done to find out what happened.
cosonfused
I don't know how popular Football/soccer is in Canada, but it happens regularly in Europe that young (as in, child) football players die (1)
cosonfused
when/after training. Same with professional cyclists. Always heartfailure of some sort. Being "young and in great shape" means jack shit (2)
cosonfused
you have an undiagnosed hartcondition.
Hobbsrox
Dude is tough as nails, surprised he didnt come back out for the 3rd
dragonmasterconner
They postponed the game.
PEACESELLSWHOSBUYIN
They postponed the game. So he couldn’t have anyway, but some of those guys have big nuts and wouldn’t surprise me if he tried.
bluebomber84
That’s actually happened before. Same situation and the guy asked to go back to the bench while they were loading him into the ambulance.
Hobbsrox
Just kidding guys, fuckin relax
GrosseChung
Nobody’s downvoted you, what are you talking about?
Toderdj
There was 2, perhaps some changed their minds
Bruhbeans
Self-victimization fetish?
Dude1992
Oh that's my bad
TooLazyToPostAnythingOtherThanComments
I didn't know it was a heart attack. Hope hes good
SaltyPirateMedic
It wasn’t.
cerpintaxt475
NHL website says "cardiac episode"
HockeyandMetal
The blues didnt say it was a heart attack and no where does it say that so I have no idea where this person got his information.
ACSwineburne
I'Seeing everything from "cardiac episode" to straight up "heart attack" on various headlines... so probably from all of those sources.
kackied
A lot of people confuse heart attack with cardiac arrest. Heart attack refers to occlusion of the heart's own blood vessels, causing heart
kackied
Muscle damage. Cardiac arrest - heart stops working. Can be caused by many things, a heart attack being one. Not all attacks lead to arrest