Update on Kyle Masters after he leaves on a stretcher.

There was a very scary incident during the Memorial Cup tournament on Sunday night during a game contested between the Peterborough Petes and the Kamloops Blazers.

During the game, Kamloops' Kyle Masters was seriously injured when he was driven forcefully into the boards by a thunderous hit that came courtesy of the Petes' Brennan Othmann. The hit was enough to take Masters off his skates and send him sailing through the air until he crashed into the boards, spine first.

Given the nature of the injury there was a lot of concern for Masters who stayed motionless on the ice for a long time, concern that was amplified when a stretcher was brought out to carry him off of the ice. Everyone of course feared the worst for Masters, but thankfully the Blazers have been able to provide an early update on his status and things sound positive so far.

The Blazers statement:

Following his injury during the May 28th Memorial Cup game, Kyle Masters was removed from the ice by stretcher. He was fully awake and moving all of his extremities and was transported to the Royal Inland Hospital emergency department for further evaluation.

Thank you to the Blazers and Peterborough's medical staff and BCAS paramedics for their medical care on the ice.