Dylan Holloway Stretchered Off Ice After Taking Puck To Neck

[@davidellis8052]

Best part of the video- and once again shows the class of hockey players - the ref is about to make a call when the two Bolts players skate over to tell him to wait.

[@squidious1662]

Dylan is such a great kid, we miss him in Edmonton. Hope he's back on the ice soon!

[@scredemption]

We miss him on the oilers bad. Was a great addition

[@zacharyhoehn6127]

Amen

[@moemanncann895]

Podz is easing the pain

[@patton303]

My man got on the stretcher still holding his stick. Wow. What a gamer.

[@CourtyardPigeon]

Because he was so out of it....he said he didn't even remember getting on the stretcher, or that they stopped the game

[@patton303]

@ Gamer!

[@drewkoslow7754]

So glad to read that he is stable and alert in the hospital. 🙏

[@DneilB007]

My guess is that he got a “burner” from the puck. A burner (aka “stinger”) is a nerve pinch injury, caused by impact, which causes either direct or indirect damage to a nerve cluster. The puck clearly hits Holloway in the brachial plexus (the hollow where the collarbone and the big muscles at the front of your neck meet). Either this caused damage to the nerve cluster, or swelling caused by the impact pinched the nerve cluster, causing tingling, numbness, or muscle weakness on the affected side. Standard procedure is to assume that the symptoms are caused by spinal cord damage until proven otherwise; since the trainer was focused on solely supporting Holloway’s neck until he got backup, I’d say that this is the most likely scenario.

[@cameronpreston7979]

@@DneilB007 thanks doc!

[@seawolvesfan4u]

True prayers for him

[@jc9276]

Thanks for the input doctor

[@jc9276]

Bro googled that 😅

[@tymmeh2233]

It's lookin like superior trunk of brachial plexus

[@codyhertzler2387]

Adrenaline is a wild thing

[@roxanne1987r]

Not the case here

[@olvr-5233]

@@roxanne1987r you’re a doctor?

[@URKlewless]

@@roxanne1987r hey Dr know it all. I got shot and adrenaline kept me going for a full minute before I collapsed and felt any pain so shove it

[@Dracox78000]

@@URKlewlessI saw a guy get hit by a car, he got up and ran for 10 seconds before collapsing. Adrenaline is one hell of a thing.

[@Xavier-016]

@@roxanne1987r Hey Doctor! I got stage 3 Ohio rizz. I keep attracting puck bunnies in the 6-7 range at the Hockey rinks. Do you think you can prescribe me with something to get them pigeons away from me so I can watch Division C Beer League in peace? Thanks.

[@MaizeNBlue32]

Wishing you the best Dylan! 🙏

[@brianshaughnessy4020]

He was a very good player at Wisconsin the year Cole Caufield won the Hobey Baker Award in 2021.

[@LS-uv9gg]

There's a super sensitive nerve cluster right behind the jaw bone/below the ear that may have been hit. This is not at all a pleasant experience. You can basically start to lose feeling in the whole side of your head/jaw similar to a nerve being pinched in your neck.

[@kenharold6475]

I wish Dylan for speedy recovery. We missed him here in Edmonton

[@MrJaredtheBear]

Scary situation. Glad the team and staff were aware enough so he got the attention he needed.

[@damianryan216]

Damn that's a real shame, I'm an Oilers fan and was really bummed out seeing him and Broberg go but I blamed management for that and was happy they lit it up and made their statement. It really sucks that they both got injured so early, wishing him the best.

[@ryanciani3324]

theres no way the other player couldve prevented the puck from hitting him. he knows the other guy didnt do it on purpuse as well. it was nobodys fault. just an accident

[@damianryan216]

@ryanciani3324 of course no fault to anyone these are the risks that unfortunately can happen

[@russell-di8js]

Best luck Dylan in getting better!

[@davidellis8052]

Sunny. Right on top of things. Great teammate.

[@chrisforsythe4273]

thanks for sharing very scary best wishes

[@llkj7944]

I took a puck to the neck same way when I played junior, hit the artery, I was fine also for about 20 or 30 seconds until the swelling started, I went dizzy, sight started going weird and legs felt like they were lead. After all the tests, Doctor said it was due to swelling!

[@EmitRelevart]

The same thing happened to Anthony Stolarz tonight. He got a slap-shot puck right to the neck. I was surprised when he continued to play because it didn't ricochet off his shoulder like it appeared to do to Holloway, Stolarz took it full force straight to the neck (looked to be right in the jugular!). Hope Dylan is okay.

[@Mikey420isTaken]

From an Oilers fan, we wish you all the best Dylan

[@rickseiden1]

Look at the class of #11 on Tampa, doing what he can to get Wes' attention, and also how the Blues and Lightning players mix up a little bit as they are looking on with concern.

[@danielsmedley3195]

number 77 but ok

[@kennybegeske8824]

I Hope He'll Play Vs Connor Bedard At The Winter Classic

[@pretzelhunt]

Pins and needles in extremities theyll be really careful, too.

[@JohnnyInvestor]

May God heal him ! 🙏🏼

[@BLUESHOCKEY-w4y]

I was watching the game it was scary

[@Squishysforbreakfast]

Ouch. I hope it isn't very serious.

[@PODCASTWAREHOUSE]

it hit his collar bone, not his throat.

[@morgangentle1515]

Jeee whiz , this is something no one ever wants to see , prayers to Dylan and family , hope he is ok god bless

[@mitchweiner]

Scary to watch even in slow motion! Hope he’s okay!

[@BLAB-it5un]

Situations like this remind me how little most of us know about human anatomy and injury. There was no indication on either TV call about swelling, the vagus nerve or internal hemorrhage to say nothing about the trachea even though the contact was to the right. Likewise there was no apparent awareness of adrenaline or a delayed effect once slowing down. Most of us need to study anatomy and biology past high school to be better informed even though clearly we cannot know as much as we might like or need or as much as doctors. But I suggest professional announcers need more basic knowledge on injury so as not to come across so clearly ignorant.

[@captsatch]

Reported a collarbone injury. Lucky it was not the throat.

[@Дмитрий-з9л3б]

Дай Бог здоровья Дилану...

[@binky8501]

I been hit in the throat like that, it's no joke, breathing is hard with swelling and then the adrenaline wearing off

[@CP4Z167]

Wow so scary, hope hes ok

[@tylerdurden4006]

Shades of pronger after a puck in the chest and collapsed on the way to the bench. It can take time...

[@HaydenYoshi]

please wear neck protectors 🙏

[@Baleygrr]

Hockey is a weird sport. Most Players don't wear neck guards and the visors on the helmets are kind of a joke. It only protects so little it's a miracle something very serious hasn't happened lately. Taking a hard slapshot to the face could in some scenarios kill someone. Probably a matter of time before it happens and then they wonder how could this happen.🤦

[@kantstenchonthemel5641]

took a blow in this area ...it hurts! Hope it's nothing more serious

[@SynysterDiablo]

Best wishes to Holloway.

[@sainlovesluppi487]

Man with how quick they shoot those shots im surprised he stayed out there as long as he did.

[@ryanciani3324]

yeah if it was a baseball he wouldve fell imediately without a doubt. cause its going 86 miles per hour so if it hits you it hits you hard. luckily its rarely serious but its painful

[@WegotTheBOMB]

And still clears the zone. What a dog!!! Lets go Blues!!!

[@markwhite6719]

Canadian boys tough

[@robertdixon2393]

That's a cdn. And the Oilers are going to miss him.

[@jjtyler79]

That’s a collar bone boys

[@andrewhillman7131]

Botterill will be arguing for a sponge puck now....

[@safejewel2072]

First Broberg and now Holloway

[@samfedusiak987]

Wishing Dylan all the best🙏🏻

[@dianekatsiris4380]

Poor guy got stuck by lightning.

[@SuperCocacolakid]

Love Holloway. Heart of a lion

[@blueshirtshockey93]

🙏🏼

[@A.J.K.793]

🙏

[@ГригорийМалиевский]

Он ещё смену доиграл.. Здоровья мужику...

[@BobbyBoucher228]

Hockey players are warriors, they’re just built differently.

[@dannyl-p1543]

He's conscious the whole way through?

[@janzkee]

looks like he was yes

[@trailerparkboyz245]

He was probably having trouble breathing because he got hit in the neck or collarbone so they wanted to be safe

[@dannyl-p1543]

@@trailerparkboyz245 yeah maybe it, better safe than sorry for sure, hope he's alright

[@papaburgundy4587]

I personally think it hit one of his arteries and he feels like he's going to faint or something. If it wasn't that serious they would have just taken him to the locker room but they're already at the hospital

[@zanewolf2067]

With injuries like this, trauma directly to the neck can cause your throat to close, doesn’t always happen instantly though, so he could have just started having breathing difficulties as he came back to the bench, definitely scary

[@JesusFriedChrist]

Hope he’s alright. -Flames fan

[@xellossm8444]

That's a bad part of the neck to possibly be hit in with a puck (since it vulcanized rubber chilled to -16C for game use).

[@isaiahquinney]

Wear a neck guard?

[@mhales73]

Stolarz in TO... and this... yeesh

[@j.thomas7128]

Vagal Nerve Response. Looks worse than it is. Good to be cautious.

[@cainealexander-mccord2805]

Do they not have C collars in Canada? WTH?

[@olegevstigneev5367]

Бедняга.

[@Seektruth-59]

Broken collar bone imo.

[@knganth3m]

Holloway, bad karma? We do miss him in Edmonton but damn a puck to the neck?! Ouch!!!! Get well soon, he seems ok

[@zacharyhoehn6127]

Get better buddy , then come back to oil country ❤

[@giginorcross9900]

DID Y'ALL NOT LEARN ANYTHING ABOUT WEARING NECK PROTECTION IN HOCKEY FROM PEOPLE DYING BY GETTING CUT IN THE NECK WITH SKATES

[@scottslomka240]

a guy in russia died from a puck to the neck

[@penguin44ca]

Why was there even a question there was a penalty? Wtf

[@Leafsdude]

I'd assume the penalty was for something else entirely.

[@Naele-l5k]

Удар артерии и вены шеи справа , отек нарастает , перекрыли питание клеток мозга , гипоксия , обморок. Адреналин снизился и АД . Обморок... Холод и горизонталь.

[@Mstrgoalhorns]

As a oilers fan I say good luck to a former player

[@elvisisalive2716]

what a bunch of stupid medical personnel. Hey dummy, stop chewing your gum, the first thing you do is lay him down you do NOT keep them upright. Did you goto Devry?

[@ratrodshaggy820]

Wrong. You stabilize the cervical spine in whatever position they're currently in. If there is a cervical spine injury, you dont move the person even an inch. At least until you get more information from the person and start to rule out cervical injury. Or just wait for the doctor to get there and do what the doctor says.

[@Hjkkgg6788]

These guys dont care

[@CSportz-p5r]

Shows just how medically literate you are (not at all)

[@wiscohans]

Great trainer

[@canadasugardaddysugardaddy1797]

It’s like someone in Edmonton put some juju, first Broberg and now Holloway