PHT’s Morning Skate takes a look around the world of hockey to see what’s happening and what we’ll be talking about around the NHL world and beyond.
Patty O’Brien is both a paramedic and a goaltender in the Newfoundland-based CWSHL, so when a fan suffered an apparent heart attack, he went into the stands while still in his gear and resuscitated the man. (NL Hockey Talk)
Playing goal for the Gander Flyers, @PatrickOBrien29 went into the stands and saved a man's life. Biggest save in hockey history! RT
— Michael Landsberg 🇨🇦 🔯 🏳️🌈 (@heylandsberg) November 24, 2014
Thanks very much for the kind words. Thanks as well to @whalen110 and Claude Elliott and all others on scene. Great work. @GanderFlyers
— Patty (@PatrickOBrien29) November 23, 2014
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The KHL remembers Viktor Tikhonov. (KHL.ru)
If you want to learn more about Connor McDavid, who has the potential to become an NHL star, then this is a great piece to read. (SB Nation)
The Toronto Maple Leafs have had the luxury of using on their top line less in 2014-15. (TSN.ca)
The mascot of the Knoxville Ice Bears suffered a concussion. (Puck Daddy)
Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville felt his team “didn’t have much going” in Sunday’s 4-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. (CSN Chicago)