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NHL referee Mitch Dunning was taken off the ice on a stretcher throughout Monday’s sport 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 in a position to transfer all his extremities, in accordance with a NHL Public Relations’ statement.
The incident occurred through 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 velocity close to the offensive zone blue line. The impression despatched the official backward, inflicting him to hit the ice.
