The Ducks gave first responders and members of their medical staff and the St. Louis Blues staff the Red Cross Lifesaver Award for their role in treating Jay Bouwmeester on Feb. 11 before restarting their game at Honda Center.
The Blues-Ducks game in Anaheim was suspended after Bouwmeester collapsed on the St. Louis bench during the first period of their game last month, and members of the medical staffs were credited with reviving the Blues defenseman, who had a cardiac episode.
The game was restarted Wednesday with the score tied at 1.
Aside from celebrating the responders, Anaheim also promised 19 percent of all merchandise sales, and the full donated portion of their 50/50 raffle to the UCI Medical Center, in honor of Bouwmeester.
Bouwmeester, 36, had an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
procedure Feb. 14
to restore his heart's normal rhythm and is out for the remainder of the season. He has not made a decision on his future in the NHL.
