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NHL referee Mitch Dunning was taken off the ice on a stretcher throughout Monday’s recreation between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Colorado Avalanche after a first-period collision with a participant.
Dunning was transported to the hospital as a precaution however is reportedly communicative and capable of transfer all his extremities, in line with a NHL Public Relations’ statement.
The incident occurred throughout the contest between the Flyers and Avalanche at Wells Fargo Middle in Philadelphia.
Whereas skating backward, Dunning collided with Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson, who was skating at excessive pace close to the offensive zone blue line. The influence despatched the official backward, inflicting him to hit the ice.
