"We're not thinking about hockey right now. Kris Letang’s injury ravaged NHL season became more serious on Friday. © 2020 The Hockey News, Roustan Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Kris Letang's NHL career not in jeopardy after stroke, CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. Letang suffered the stroke in the morning of Jan. 29 and it was his wife, Catherine, who found him on the floor. Letang played major junior hockey for the Val-d'Or Foreurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for three seasons. Letang also missed 19 games earlier this year with a knee injury and elbow infection. He felt better enough later in the day to fly with the Penguins to Los Angeles. Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will miss at least six weeks after having a stroke last week, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manger Ray Shero. Of course he does - Letang is a proud and hungry hockey player. Naturally, news like this has rattled other members of the Penguins dressing room who could just have easily found themselves in this extremely rare position. He was a finalist for the Norris Trophy in 2012-13 and helped the team capture the Stanley Cup in 2009. Said Bylsma: "To see him back out there…we did a drill and I'm offering resistance and to see Kris Letang coming with that speed, I was like 'Wow, haven't seen that in a lot of cases from our team.' Tests also showed Letang has a small hole in the wall of his heart, a condition all people have before they are born. “That was the difficult part, when you see your mom crying, and your wife (crying).”. Kris Letang suffers stroke, will miss at least six weeks In a shocking revelation Friday, the Penguins announced that defenseman Kris Letang suffered a stroke last week. But the hole eventually shuts for the vast majority of babies shortly after birth. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. After being a Norris Trophy finalist last season, he has 10 goals — matching a career high — and 18 assists in 34 games this season for the Eastern Conference-leading Penguins. But for now, Letang is taking his recovery on a daily basis. But after a series of tests, it was determined that Letang had a stroke. Later that day, he was on a plane flying to Los Angeles. After recording 32 points in his junior rookie season, he was named to the QMJHL and the CHL All-Rookie Team. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. The Hockey News and indeed the entire hockey world wishes all the best to Letang on his road back to full health, and the NHL. The 2020 first-rounder brings tons of skill and two-way play on the ice as well as great leadership in the dressing room. Not a subscriber? We reserve the right to close comments at any time. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. Defenceman Kris Letang isn't sure if he'll be back with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season after suffering a stroke in January. Heck, just last week Rich Peverley wanted back on the ice after collapsing from a heart ailment. It's scary because it happened to a guy like Letang, it's scary that it came out of the blue and it's scary because he had a stroke. Letang was still alert but unable to function. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. The Penguins blueliner has 18 points in 34 games this season. The 26-year-old Montreal native suffered a stroke in January. “Not such a good season for me,” Letang told the media. "Even the day I got the stroke, I asked the doctor when I'm going to be able to play again. Letang helped Pittsburgh win the 2009 Stanley Cup. ET Friday to make a move before the NHL's roster freeze, which runs through 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 23. In seven seasons, Letang has played 419 regular-season contests, recording 54 goals and 227 points. An elite athlete in the prime of his career having a stroke at 26 years old is obviously not something you'd expect to hear. Kris Letang returns to practice less than two months after stroke When news broke that Kris Letang had suffered a concussion in January, it was highly likely his 2013-14 season was over. It's a very complicated situation and a very rare one for a 26-heart-old, peak-form athlete to find himself in. We want to make sure he gets the best possible care and gets better. On Thursday, he talked to the media for the first time about the details surrounding his health scare and revealed such unnerving details as the fact his wife found him lying on the floor of their bedroom the morning of Jan. 29.

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