Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar had to leave the bench during Saturday's loss to the Vegas Golden Knights when he was hit by a puck.
Golden Knights forward Keegan Kolesar was trying to bank the puck off the boards during the third period of the April 11 game, but it went into the Avalanche bench and hit Bednar in the side of the head.
A trainer looked at the coach, who went to the dressing room with a towel being held to his head. Bednar had not returned by the end of the game.
The Avalanche said after the game that Bednar was hit in his right cheek and was fully alert and conscious but would be taken to a local hospital for a CT scan and further evaluation.
"It's certainly a little unnerving," assistant coach Nolan Pratt told reporters after the game. "It's scary when the pucks are flying in there. It happens all the time and unfortunate tonight."
