On the Wings

Update (1:14 PM): George Malik has a great piece up at Kukla’s Korner on what happened then and what’s happened since. - Matt

It was a year ago today that Jiri Fischer collapsed on the bench during the first game between the Predators and the Wings last season. Isn’t that hard to believe? I remember watching it live in the apartment building lounge, in shock, and barely responsive to the questioning of my friends.

A couple weeks from now is the anniversary of the emotional press conference in which Jiri talked about what had happened and what his life was going to be like from then on. Since then, there has been surprisingly little new information in the media, which is no doubt, at least in part, due to the fact that doctors apparently are still mystified.

That said, the media coverage of the story has been shamefully slight, as IwoCPO, always quick to point out the shortcomings of the Detroit hockey writers clique, discusses today.

I had forgotten myself today was the anniversary, but there’s no excuse for the papers not saying a thing about it.

Iwo’s right, it is a miracle Jiri’s still alive today.

God bless, Jiri, hope you’re doing well.