KHL Defenseman Dies After Being Hit by Puck

After a fluke accident in yesterday's game, Timur Fayzutdinov of the KHL's Dynamo St Petersburg hockey club has passed away.

We brought you the story yesterday after Fayzutdinov took a puck to the front of his head that looked like trouble from the immediate impact.

Today Timur Fayzutdinov, the defenseman from Dynamo St. Petersburg passed away. 💔

My deepest condolences to Timur's family and friends. Sending love and prayers during this difficult time 🙏

Timur will always be in our hearts and may you rest in peace 🙏♥️ pic.twitter.com/mpOL8BZdY4
— Ted Suihkonen (@suihkonen77) March 16, 2021

This is what we knew then:

Fayzutdinov has suffered a life threatening injury and new details have emerged on his condition. His condition has steadily declined since being admitted to the hospital. He suffered a fracture to the temporal bone and a cerebral hemorrhage, and the medical prognosis is not balancing in his favor. Fayzutdinov is completely intubated as both his heart and lungs have seized independent operation. The damage is believed to be caused by a puck around his exposed ear and jawline, which is consistent with his injuries.

The current complication is that doctors understand he needs an immediate operation on his damaged artery, but they are able to perform this surgery at the current facility. They are also concerned about his survivability if he were transported to another facility.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his Fayzutdinov's family and friends at this horrible time.

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