Terrifying moment NHL star collapses and is rushed to hospital after being hit in the neck with puck

This is the scary infinitesimal St Louis Blues hockey star Dylan Holloway collapsed and was rushed to infirmary aft being struck successful the cervix by the puck.

The worrying incidental occurred during the archetypal play of a crippled against the Tampa Bay Lightning successful Missouri, erstwhile Nicholas Paul smashed the puck into Holloway from abbreviated range.

He managed to proceed skating for astir 30 seconds, adjacent receiving the shot and passing it disconnected to a teammate, earlier helium yet returned to the seat and slumped down onto the bench.

Seconds later, helium had collapsed and medics rushed to his aid, holding his cervix and putting him consecutive onto a stretcher.

Players past knelt connected the crystal arsenic Holloway was wheeled down the passageway to the locker room, wherever helium was taken consecutive to hospital, and the archetypal play of the crippled was stopped early.

Shortly after, hockey insider Frank Seravalli reported that Holloway is 'going to beryllium okay', penning connected X: 'His airway is unfastened and unobstructed. 

'There's nary swelling astir his neck, precautionary scan scheduled astatine hospital. Holloway's parents were successful municipality for the crippled and are with him astatine hospital.'

He was besides reported to beryllium alert and responsive arsenic helium was transported to the aesculapian installation portion the crippled continued successful his absence.

Holloway is conscionable 23, and has played 3 seasons successful the NHL aft being drafted 14th wide by the Edmonton Oilers successful 2020.

He moved southbound of the borderline to St Louis successful August of this twelvemonth connected a two-year, $2.29m per twelvemonth contract.