Icedogs athletic therapist receives award for saving goaltender's life

It's nearly been one year since the gruesome injury to Icedogs goaltender Tucker Tynan. On December 12th 2019 in a game between the Niagara Icedogs, and London Knights, Tynan had his quadricep muscle cut right to the bone following a collision in the crease with a player from the Knights. Tynan lost a lot of blood during the incident, and at the hospital, he required a blood transfusion of 5 units. The cut was also dangerously close to femoral artery. With Tynan on the ice in considerable pain, and his life in danger, Icedogs head athletic therapist Chris Trivieri sprung into action to save Tynan's life.

Himself alongside Icedogs equipment manager Nick Hornby, strength coach Nick Tamburri, team doctor David Dec, Knights physiotherapist Doug Stacey, Icedogs defenceman Adrien Beraldo, and the on-site paramedics all paid a key role in saving Tucker Tynan's life.

"When I think of Tucker's injury, it was the unbelievable teamwork from everyone involved that ultimately gave Tucker the best opportunity to have a full recovery, they were all instrumental in the success of what happened on Dec. 12." said Trivieri.

Trivieri said he knew that the injury was serious before he even left the bench. "In the past, I've dealt with spinal injuries, seizures, cardiac episodes, but never faced a scenario where so much blood was lost so fast."

For his heroic actions, Trivieri was given a Merit Award from the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association.

"It's a tremendous honour, the award itself is a peer-nominated award, so it really means a lot to have other professionals in the field recognize what myself and the rest of our team accomplished." said Trivieri.

Tynan spent a bit of time in hospital, before going through a rehabilitation process in order to get his muscle stregnth back. Remarkably, within a few months of the injury he was back on the ice skating, getting ready for a big comeback.

Tynan will certainly be ready to go for the Icedogs when the 2021 OHL season gets underway on February 4th. Without Trivieri's work, Tynan might not be where he is today, and thankfully for everyone involved, Tynan is doing well.

Brock alum receives award for life-saving efforts

#WeAreBadgers #BrockU #GoBadgers #BadgerPride https://t.co/isQT4LfHVY— Brock Badgers (@brockbadgers) October 29, 2020

Source: Brock Badgers

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