Switzerland's Fiala Out of Olympics with Leg Injury
Switzerland forward Kevin Fiala suffered a lower leg injury during a collision in his team's Olympic hockey game against Canada on Friday, ending his participation in the Milan-Cortina Games. The 29-year-old Los Angeles Kings winger was removed from the ice on a stretcher late in Switzerland's 5-1 loss at the Milano Sant'agulia Ice Hockey Arena, leaving the Swiss squad without one of its top offensive contributors for the remainder of the tournament.
The incident occurred with just under three minutes remaining in the third period. Fiala backed into a hit from Canada's Tom Wilson along the boards, causing their legs to tangle and both players to fall. While Wilson quickly regained his footing, Fiala remained on the ice, unable to stand. Medical staff attended to him during a stoppage, immobilizing his left leg in what appeared to be an air cast before transporting him face down on a stretcher to a local hospital for evaluation. No penalty was called on the play, which Swiss coach Patrick Fischer described as an accident.
"I haven't seen him yet. I think he went to the hospital. Obviously, it doesn't look very good," Fischer said after the game. "Tough moment for Kevin and the...