
Jiri Fischer
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Fischer (heart problems) will skate in a charity game on Saturday marking his first time playing hockey since collapsing on the ice, the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Proceeds from the game will raise money for automatic external defibrillators -- the device that actually saved Fischer's life when he had a seizure on the Detroit bench during a game against Nashville in 2005. He remains a member of the Red Wings, but a return to the NHL seems highly unlikely given the severity of his health problems.
Proceeds from the game will raise money for automatic external defibrillators -- the device that actually saved Fischer's life when he had a seizure on the Detroit bench during a game against Nashville in 2005. He remains a member of the Red Wings, but a return to the NHL seems highly unlikely given the severity of his health problems.
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Fischer has become the Red Wings' Director of Player Development after being diagnosed with a serious heart condition back in 2005.
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Fischer (heart ailment) was placed on the long-term injured list, according to The Detroit News.
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The Red Wings have not been able to get a salary cap exemption for Fischer (heart problems), the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Fischer (heart problems) said in a press conference Monday that he feels lucky to be alive and hopes to play again in the future, the Canadian Press reports.
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Fischer suffered another abnormal heartbeat this week and returned to a hospital for treatment, the Canadian Press reports.
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The Red Wings put the 25-year-old Fischer on injured reserve, according to the Associated Press. Detroit coach Mike Babcock said Fischer's heart had stopped in Monday's game against the Predators.
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