Disturbing scene during the game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Tampa Bay Lightning, Saturday evening in the third period: referee Steve Kozari was shaken by a violent collision with defender Haydn Fleury.
Completely stunned due to the collision at center ice, Kozari, an experienced official who worked during four Stanley Cup finals, remained inert on the ice and had to be escorted out on a stretcher. as seen in the video above.
Fortunately, Kozari is conscious and alert, the NHL said in a statement.
“Steve Kozari was transported to UPMC Mercy Hospital as a precaution,” the circuit’s statement read. He can move his extremities and we expect a full recovery in his case.”