Penguins forward Ben Kindel hospitalized in Utah after having medical emergency on team flight

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel was taken to the University of Utah hospital in Salt Lake City after experiencing a medical emergency aboard the team’s flight home from a four-game road trip. The team said the 19-year-old had an unspecified issue shortly after the plane departed from Salt Lake City on Tuesday. The aircraft returned to the airport while Kindel was cared for on board by the Penguins’ medical staff, and he was transported by ambulance. The club added that he was conscious, alert and stable. Kindel, in his second season with Pittsburgh, has two goals and two assists in nine games.