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Habs' Carle taken off ice on stretcher; Wings' Lidstrom hit by puck in face

ESPN.com news services

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

DETROIT -- Montreal Canadians defenseman Mathieu Carle was carried off the ice on a stretcher after being hit by Detroit's Tomas Kopecky during an exhibition game Wednesday night. Carle lost and regained consciousness on the ice after the hit. He was taken to Detroit Medical Center for further testing. The injury happened about 5 minutes into the exhibition game. Kopecky hit Carle after he had passed the puck at the Red Wings blue line. "He was awake when he went to the hospital," said Montre ...

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