“Was feeling a little woozy,” Dylan Holloway addresses injury scare after leaving on stretcher in game against Lightning

Dylan Holloway gives positive update after getting hit by the puck in the neck and leaving on the stretcher on game against Lightning.

“Was feeling a little woozy,” Dylan Holloway addresses injury scare after leaving on stretcher in game against Lightning

Dylan Holloway [Image Credit: Yahoo Sports]

St. Louis Blues center Dylan Holloway gave a positive update on his injury. Holloway suffered an injury on Tuesday in the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The whole Enterprise Center fell silent. The game remained paused with 1:11 remaining in the first period after Holloway faced a hit with a stray puck.

Accidentally, a deflected puck from Bolts’ forward Nick Paul hit Dylan Holloway in the first period. In the end, the scoreline had a 3-2 win for the Blues. The incident scared everyone present in the arena as it could have taken the worst result possible. 

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Many on-ice accidents and especially stray puck shots in vulnerable places, resulted in player’s death. The St. Louis Blues bench went silent when Holloway noted he was not feeling well. Shortly afterward, he fell unconscious and got up when they were near the ambulance.

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Thankfully, the 23-year-old seems to be doing just fine. In less than 24 hours, the center joined the team’s practice on Wednesday. According to the doctor, the puck hit the Vagus nerve on the right side of his neck, causing him to feel “woozy”.

I feel good today. I feel way better. Obviously it was a scary situation. From what I’ve been told, the puck hit my Vagus nerve in my neck and as soon as I got hit, I knew something was a little off…I was feeling a little woozy and then I didn’t really remember much from there until I was on the stretcher close to the ambulance.

Dylan Holloway as per Lou Korac of NHL.

Dylan Holloway said he cannot participate in any strenuous activity for 24 hours but should be okay afterward. Moreover, he wishes to play in the game against Utah Hockey Club on Thursday, but the decision is still up for debate.

Blues coach Drew Bannister said they were not sure about putting Holloway back in the lineup immediately after a scary injury. He said there’s still time to see and finalize the roster, and they are in no hurry to rush health factors.

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Holloway’s parents accompanied him to the hospital, where multiple tests were performed before releasing him. He thanked the head athletic trainer, Ray Barile, and the staff for taking quick action.

Lightning and Blues react to Dylan Holloway’s injury scare

Soon after Dylan Holloway was taken to the ambulance, both teams were asked to go back to their locker rooms and continue the game after intermission. Lightning coach Jon Cooper said he did not understand what was happening at first but was scared when he saw the clip.

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“It was a super scary situation,” and when it was announced that Holloway was doing alright “that made everybody, definitely on our bench, feel better.” Blues captain Brayden Schenn was grateful to hear Holloway was alright. 

It’s one of those things you don’t want to be part of…Just a freaky accident, freaky thing that happened. Glad that we got good news and he’ll be fine.

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Blues forward Jake Neighbours commented that in such a situation, all they were doing was to pray and to “keep your head from going to the worst.” Thanks to the swift action from the medical team, and the staff members, Holloway got immediate medical attention. He is now okay and will skate on the ice once again soon.