(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Penguins’ Ben Kindel (81) is defended by Winnipeg Jets’ Josh Morrissey (44) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Salt Lake City, UT) Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel is recovering after suffering a medical episode yesterday on the team’s flight from Salt Lake City, Utah.

Multiple reporters in Pittsburgh have recently indicated that the nineteen-year-old Kindel suffered a seizure during the flight.

According to the Penguins, Kindel is conscious, alert and stable.