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I read an profile article about Rich Peverley who is a hockey player for the Dallas Stars. Rich has been around the league for a number of years and is a good player. At the age of 31 he has had some issues with a heart condition and has had surgery, and was believed to be fine. On march 10th 2014 things took a unexpected turn for Rich. He had just finished a shift and got the bench about five minutes into the game. While he was sitting on the bench while he all of a sudden collapsed. A sudden upbringing of concern on the Dallas bench, the players trying to get the attention of on ice officials, while the coach was getting a doctor. They got Peverley to the hallway they gave him oxygen, administered intravenous and performed chest compressions. Peverley quickly responded and regained consciousness, and wanted to go back to the bench but the medical staff wouldn't allow that. He was then rushed to St. Paul University Hospital. The game was paused for awhile and the two teams went to their locker rooms. After what had just happened nobody on the Dallas team wanted to play at all. Hockey was the last thing they wanted to do at that point. The Columbus Blue Jackets understood how they felt and both agreed to postpone the game to future date. This article was well written and it followed the inverted pyramid scheme. It started off with the big picture that Rich collapsed on the bench, and then it got further into detail. I believe the detailed part was the most interesting. It showed how he had heart a heart condition, and the fact that he missed the game a few nights earlier because of a "upper body injury" which makes you wonder if he should have even been playing in the first place. This was a complete tragic event, and this article covered it well. Showed how both teams and fans understood the poor feelings, and postponed the game. It must have been so scary to witness it and not know what was going on. The National Hockey League was willing to postpone the game, which rarely ever happens. It was a big deal and everyone's prayers go out to Rich and his family. A crazy turn of events for a in shape professional athlete. Very scary for everyone that was involved.