Created: July 06, 2021 05:02 PM
Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks, 24, died of chest trauma from an errant fireworks mortar blast in what authorities described Monday as a tragic accident at a Michigan home on the Fourth of July. I m still struggling with it , said Dennis Canfield, Kivlenieks’ former coach with the Forest Lake Lakers. It doesn t almost seem real.
Canfield coached the young Latvian goalie for the Forest Lake Lakers in the former Minnesota Junior Hockey League back in 2014. Every time we showed up at the rink, we had an advantage, we had a guy that everybody knew was the best player in the rink,” Canfield said. “To have that guy, it s a mental advantage for sure, he won a lot of games for us.
911 callers urge help for Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender killed by fireworks
Police in Michigan released three 911 calls on Tuesday asking for medical assistance after 24-year-old Matiss Kivlenieks was hit by a firework Sunday night. Author: Associated Press, 10TV Web Staff Published: 7:56 PM EDT July 6, 2021 Updated: 7:56 PM EDT July 6, 2021
A caller told a 911 dispatcher that Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks was about to go into convulsions after he was struck in the chest with an errant Fourth of July fireworks mortar blast at a Michigan home.
The call was one of three released Tuesday. In it, a woman is requesting an ambulance be sent to a home, saying someone was “hit with fireworks” and “getting ready to go into convulsions.”
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Blue Jackets: Goalie Matiss Kivlenieks, 24, dies in accident
July 5, 2021 6:48 PM Alec Giannakopoulos
UNDATED (AP) A medical examiner in Michigan says Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died of chest trauma due to a fireworks mortar blast, and not a subsequent fall as authorities previously reported.
Police in Novi, Michigan, tell The Associated Press a mortar-style firework tilted slightly and started to fire toward people nearby. Police say Kivlenieks was in a hot tub and fled with several other people. Kivlenieks was pronounced dead after first responders reached the scene. He was 24.
The Blue Jackets called it a “tragic accident.” Their statement made no mention of fireworks.
Medical examiner: Blue Jackets goalie died from chest trauma caused by fireworks mortar blast
Kivlenieks passed away Sunday night, according to a release from the Columbus Blue Jackets. He was just 24. Author: 10TV Web Staff, Emily Oliver Published: 9:07 AM EDT July 5, 2021 Updated: 2:12 PM EDT July 5, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Matiss Kivlenieks died following an injury he sustained in what team officials called a “tragic accident.”
Kivlenieks passed away Sunday night, according to a release from the Columbus Blue Jackets. He was just 24.
Police in Novi, Michigan where the incident took place first reported Kivlenieks was in a hot tub at a private residence when a mortar-style firework tilted and fired at people nearby. Police said Kivlenieks was fleeing the hot tub when he slipped and fell, hitting his head on the concrete.