Family's request to move young hockey player fighting for his life denied; doctors provide update
19-year-old Timur Faizutdinov continues to fight for his life in a hospital in Yaroslavl with what is being described as a "traumatic brain injury" suffered during a game on Friday. Faizutdinov was struck in the head by a puck while playing for Dynamo St. Petersberg of the MHL, a major junior league in Russia. The puck hit him in the carotid artery and his heart eventually stopped for a total of eight minutes before medical personnel could revive him. It is now being reported that the family's request to have Faizutdinov moved to a medical facility in Moscow has been denied.
"It is impossible to transport the patient, in the opinion of the council of doctors, with such severity. The doctors are doing everything they can to save him," a source from the Yaroslavl hospital told 76.ru.
His family wanted him moved believing he would have access to better medical equipment in Moscow, as well as doctors who have dealt with similar injuries. However, as it stands right now, Faizutdinov is on life support and machines are doing the work of his heart and lungs, which means moving him could be quite complicated.
"Everything possible is being done for Timur: all the necessary medicines and equipment are available, qualified doctors are involved," said the Dynamo St. Petersburg hockey club in a statement. "The club took all expenses on itself. At the moment, Dynamo is not collecting funds and is not looking for medical specialists."
Faizutdinov's injury happened when a player on an opposing team appeared to try and dump the puck into the offensive zone, hitting Faizutdinov in the head. He would go down to his knees instantly, but eventually went face-down on the ice while being attended to by medical staff. Doctors gave an update on his situation Monday.
"The condition is critical. With all the intensive therapy, which is now used by the hospital's intensive care specialists, unfortunately, there are no positive dynamics."
Update:
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Brandon Hagel | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Nico Hischier | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Macklin Celebrini | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Zachary Bolduc | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Will Cuylle | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Lars Eller | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jake Guentzel | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alex Iafallo | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Ivan Ivan | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Drake Batherson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Simon Edvinsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Morgan Frost | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Miro Heiskanen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 22 | 18 | 4 | - | 36 | |
Devils | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 31 | |
Wild | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30 | |
Golden Knights | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | |
Capitals | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 29 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||