A Columbus Blue Jackets minor leaguer was taken to hospital after reportedly collapsing on the bench Friday night.
Brett Gallant of the AHL's Lake Erie Monsters was "alert and conscious," the team announced Friday night.
He was taken off the bench on a stretcher during the Monsters' game against the Toronto Marlies at Ricoh Coliseum, according to Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch.
Monsters play-by-play broadcaster Tony Brown described the scene:
Efforting details on the condition of Brett Gallant. Horrible scene, thoughts of @monstershockey players, staff & fans with him now.
— Tony Brown (@TonyBrownPxP) April 9, 2016
Gallant appeared in 47 games for the Blue Jackets' affiliate this season, after five campaigns with the New York Islanders' farm club, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
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