Hockey player hospitalized after being knocked unconscious in fight, causing league to suspend game

A inferior hockey subordinate was knocked unconscious during a combat connected Tuesday night, resulting successful the crippled being suspended.

Tri-City Americans defenseman Terrell Goldsmith, 19, and Ashton Cumby of the Seattle Thunderbirds dropped the gloves conscionable aft a face-off successful the opening of the 2nd period. 

The brace exchanged blows, and Goldsmith’s helmet was knocked off. Shortly aft his helmet was off, Cumby landed a hard punch that sent Goldsmith unconscious, arsenic helium fell face-first onto the ice. 

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Terrell Goldsmith, #10 of the Prince Albert Raiders, skates during second-period enactment against the Winnipeg ICE astatine Wayne Fleming Arena connected March 18, 2023, successful Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Jonathan Kozub/Getty Images)

The Americans’ trainer ran onto the ice, and the Thunderbirds' trainer besides departed his respective seat to assistance thin to Goldsmith. The incidental was truthful scary that cameras didn't amusement Goldsmith connected the crystal being tended by trainers. Teammates could intelligibly beryllium seen calling connected trainers frantically.

Goldsmith was stretchered disconnected the crystal and reportedly offered the assemblage a thumbs-up earlier being taken into an ambulance. 

The Americans posted to X connected Wednesday greeting with an update connected Goldsmith.

"Terrell Goldsmith remains successful infirmary this greeting nether observation. Upon arriving astatine the infirmary past night, helium was awake, responsive and successful bully spirits. The Tri-City Americans admit the words of interest and enactment for Goldsmith. We volition proceed to update his status," the connection read. 

Following Goldsmith’s injury, the crippled was delayed and past suspended. The Western Hockey League said the crippled "will beryllium rescheduled astatine a aboriginal date."

The Thunderbirds had a 2-0 pb astatine the clip of the suspension. 

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Terrell Goldsmith, #10 of the Prince Albert Raiders, prepares for a 3rd play face-off against the Winnipeg ICE astatine Wayne Fleming Arena connected March 18, 2023, successful Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  (Jonathan Kozub/Getty Images)

"The determination to suspend past night’s WHL crippled betwixt Seattle and Tri-City was not made lightly. Following the on-ice incident, coaches and players from some Clubs were consulted, on with assorted on- and off-ice officials successful the gathering and from the WHL Office," the WHL connection read. 

"Collectively, the determination was made to suspend the crippled retired of interest for the wellbeing of Terrell Goldsmith arsenic good arsenic for the affectional authorities of players connected some the Thunderbirds and Americans rosters."

"The crippled volition beryllium rescheduled astatine a aboriginal date, though those conversations person not yet taken spot arsenic we proceed to prioritize the wellbeing of Terrell."

The Americans posted different update connected Goldsmith to X connected Thursday, wherever they thanked everyone for their enactment of Goldsmith and said that helium had been released from the infirmary connected Wednesday nighttime and resting astatine home. 

When the crippled is resumed, Goldsmith, if capable to play, and Cumby would not play successful the remainder of the game, arsenic they some received warring majors and crippled misconducts for a "staged fight."

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Terrell Goldsmith, #54 of the Utah Hockey Club, poses for his authoritative headshot for the 2024-2025 play connected September 11, 2024, astatine Delta Center successful Salt Lake City, Utah.  (Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images)

The WHL deems staged fights erstwhile players driblet the gloves instantly aft the faceoff and bash not get progressive successful the play anterior to fighting. Staged fights were banned successful 2012. 

Goldsmith was drafted by the Arizona Coyotes, present the Utah Hockey Club, successful the 4th circular of the 2023 NHL draft. He signed a three-year entry-level declaration with the squad successful October 2024. 

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