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Jiri Fischer Giving Back to Hockey

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Jiri Fischer knows what it means to want do something meaningful with your life after going through a life-threatening situation. Fischer was on the verge of becoming a top NHL defenseman with the Detroit Red Wings when he nearly died five years ago. He collapsed in convulsions after going into cardiac...

David Carle Has Career Cut Short

With all of the fast and furious deals on the draft floor yesterday, one sad story slipped under the radar.David Carle, the younger brother of former Hobey Baker winner and Sharks player Matt Carle, was forced to retire from competitive hockey after discovering that a serious heart condition.Denver recruit David Carle has...

Jiri Fischer: A Man of Heart

Two years ago, the NHL experienced one of the scariest on-ice incidents of all time. Jiri Fischer, the strapping young Red Wings defenseman, lay dying near the Wings' bench after suffering cardiac arrest. The incident was so haunting that the NHL was forced to cancel and reschedule the game, which I believe had never...

Sabres Numminen to Have Heart Surgery... Again

From the Buffalo News this afternoon: The Buffalo Sabres reported for physicals today and already they are down a defenseman. "After undergoing examination in connection with his preseason evaluation, the Buffalo Sabres medical team has determined that defenseman Teppo Numminen requires surgery to correct a cardiac...

jiri fischer News From the Web

01/30/12 Red Wing greats to take ice at Dow Center Source: NBC - NBC 25 WEYI - Mid Michigan MI The Michigan CardioVascular Institute Foundation (MCVI Foundation) in partnership with Detroit Red Wings Jiri Fischer's Healthy Hope Foundation, Mobile Medical Response and the Saginaw Spirit are presenting the 3rd annual Shocks and Saves charity hockey game on Saturday, January 30, at The Dow Event Center to raise awareness about heart disease with special emphasis on sudden cardiac arrest.