Penguins’ Ben Kindel back in Pittsburgh after flight collapse

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel is back in Pittsburgh for further medical testing after losing consciousness aboard the team flight from Salt Lake City, general manager Kyle Dubas said Thursday. Team doctors diagnosed the 19-year-old with a vasovagal episode, Dubas said, and the Penguins placed him on injured reserve. The incident occurred about 10 minutes after the plane left Salt Lake City, where Pittsburgh had played the Utah Mammoth on Monday. The flight turned back, and Kindel was taken to the University of Utah Hospital for evaluation. Dubas said Kindel regained consciousness after receiving oxygen and was cleared to travel back to Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Kindel was at the Penguins’ facility Thursday for treatment and additional testing. Dubas said there is no firm timetable for his return, and that the club will follow medical guidance before he resumes training or playing. The cause of the episode has not been established; Dubas said doctors were working to determine what triggered it. The team hopes to complete testing and move Kindel back into training within four days, Dubas said. A return to practice Sunday or Monday was a possibility, but he cautioned that...