Relieved Blues face Knights after Bouwmeester scare

[ASFN Admin]

The Central Division-leading St. Louis Blues complete what was supposed to be a fun Dad's Trip to Southern California and Las Vegas when they face the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night. The first game of the trip on Tuesday night in Anaheim was postponed with 7:50 remaining in the first period after veteran defenseman Jay Bouwmeester collapsed on the bench during a television timeout and sustained what the team reported was a "cardiac episode." After several Blues players frantically waived for medical personnel to come to the bench, the 36-year-old Bouwmeester left the arena on a stretcher along with his father Dan for further tests at UC Irvine Medical Center.

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