|  Wys³any: 2022-09-03 12:30:00 Temat postu: Penguins Pascal Dupuis retiring due to blood clot
Pascal Dupuis has played his final hockey game.After Emmanuel Ogbah Jersey spending the better part of a year trying to recover from multiple health scares, the Penguins forwardon Tuesday announcedhis retirement from the NHLdue toa medical condition related to blood clots.MORE: |It was very difficult for me to make this decision to have to step away from the game, Dupuis said, . My wife and four children have always been my first priority, and playing with my condition has become a constant worry for all of us. I want to thank my Chris Jones Jersey teammates and the Penguins organization for their unwavering support during this difficult time.Dupuis was initiallydiagnosed with a blood clot in January 2014and was laterdiagnosed with a blood clot in his lung lastNovember, forcing him to mi s the majorityof lastseason. He returned to the ice this season while taking blood thinners but experienced severalmedical incidents that were po sibly connectedto his condition.Dupuis wastaken to a hospital on Nov. 6as a precaution "after experiencing symptoms that may or may not be related to his blood clot history," though hereturned to practice three days later after clarifying thathis Len Dawson Jersey symptoms were nothing compared to what he felt upon his diagnosis last year.Despite playing on a medical protocol that has worked for other players in the NHL, we feel that the risk of Pascal playing with his condition Kendall Fuller Jersey and the side effects of the tests to monitor him are just not in the best interest of his long-term health, Penguins doctorDr. Dharmesh Vyas said.AQuebec native, Dupuis has tallied 190 goals and 409 points in871 NHL games over 15 seasons with the Penguins,Wild, Rangers and Thrashers.He was acquired by Pittsburghin a February 2008 trade with Atlanta and was Khalen Saunders Jersey a member of the Penguins'Stanley Cup championship team in 2009.Dupuis, 36, recordedtwo goals and two a sists for four points in 18 games this season.The Penguins will continue to pay his salary. He signeda four-year contract extension in July 2013that earnshim $3.75 million per year. |
Penguins Pascal Dupuis retiring due to blood clot
