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Penguins' Ben Kindel stable at Utah hospital after medical emergency on team flight

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Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel, a 19-year-old from Coquitlam, B.C., experienced an unspecified medical emergency during the team's flight back to Pittsburgh after a game against the Utah Mammoth on Monday. The plane returned to Salt Lake City where Kindel was taken by ambulance to University of Utah hospital. As of Tuesday, the team reported that Kindel was conscious and stable while under evaluation at the hospital.

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Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel, a 19-year-old from Coquitlam, B.C., was taken to the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City after experiencing a medical emergency during the team's flight back home on October 20. The plane had to return to the airport shortly after takeoff for Kindel to receive immediate care by the team’s medical staff; he was then transported by ambulance to the hospital, where he is conscious and stable. Kindel had played nearly 19 minutes in Monday night's loss against Utah before the incident. The Penguins will provide further updates as appropriate regarding his condition.

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Topics

B.C. Coquitlam Penguins Salt Lake City Utah

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Kindel PERSON · 4× B.C. GPE · 2× Ben Kindel PERSON · 2× Coquitlam GPE · 2× Penguins ORG · 2× Salt Lake City GPE · 2× Utah GPE · 2× Mammoth ORG · 1× Pittsburgh Penguins ORG · 1× University of Utah ORG · 1×

Narrative

Coquitlam, B.C., teen played nearly 19 minutes in Monday night loss to Mammoth Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel was being evaluated at a Salt Lake City hospital on Tuesday after having a medical emergency on the team's flight home from a four-game trip.

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2026-10-20 · CBC News

Penguins' Ben Kindel stable at Utah hospital after medical emergency on team flight · assertive framing

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Kindel → play → trip

The club said the 19-year-old Kindel, from Coquitlam, B.C., had an unspecified issue shortly after the team's plane took off from the Salt Lake City airport on Tuesday. asserted

plane → say → Tuesday

The plane returned to the airport while Kindel was tended to on the flight by the team's medical staff. asserted

Kindel → return → staff

He was taken by ambulance to the University of Utah hospital. asserted

He → take → hospital

The team said Kindel was conscious, alert and stable. asserted

Kindel → say → ?

Kindel, in his second season with the Penguins after being selected with the 11th overall pick in the 2025 draft, has two goals and two assists in nine games. asserted

Kindel → select → games

He played 18 minutes 53 seconds in a 5-4 loss to Utah on Monday night. asserted

He → play → night