Winnipeg Jets defenceman Haydn Fleury was stretchered off the ice after crashing into the boards during their game against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday.
The team later announced that Fleury was taken to a hospital, and that he was fully alert and able to move all extremities upon departure from the arena.
Winnipeg Jets defenceman Haydn Fleury has been transported to hospital via ambulance. He was fully alert and moving his extremities upon departure. The team will provide more information when we have it.
— Winnipeg Jets PR (@WpgJetsPR) January 7, 2026
Fleury lost his balance skating backwards in his own zone after receiving a hit from Golden Knights forward Keegan Kolesar and smashed into the boards behind his own net.
After hitting the boards head first, Fleury was unable to get up off the ice, and play was whistled down as the Jets’ training staff came out to attend the player.
After a short examination, the training staff took Fleury off the ice on a stretcher. The entire Jets team stood on the ice around Fleury as he received treatment in the silent arena.
Fleury, 29, was skating in his 17th game of the season in his second campaign with the Jets. He has yet to tally a point this season. In his nine-year career, that includes stops with the Carolina Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning, Seattle Kraken and Anaheim Ducks, Fleury has 10 goals and 44 points.
