{"id":457816,"date":"2026-02-14T13:10:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T13:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/457816\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T13:10:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T13:10:30","slug":"kings-forward-kevin-fiala-stretchered-off-ice-in-switzerlands-loss-to-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/457816\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings Forward Kevin Fiala Stretchered Off Ice in Switzerland&#8217;s Loss to Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjjrac1AcJksg15GklLEkdVUffefRJtj8tIgED4wipbkR451U8Hf6heWcyP0P6rmuT9uYhCXN6sTzsCB7E4Ynq8YT6zlN6qT7BDYo7ln71MUFm5ORN67MqypVwA6keHQvxVNvyKoCi-aYMo3lT8s9L0sG7lTjNLc7UIk6YuzdofMi_PHWbWgYDY2J9Pjiuu\/s3193\/USATSI_28166250.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Los Angeles Kings forward Kevin Fiala\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2129\" data-original-width=\"3193\" height=\"266\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771074629_622_USATSI_28166250.jpg\" title=\"Los Angeles Kings forward Kevin Fiala\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><br \/>It was an ugly situation in Milan today, as late in Canada&#8217;s 5-1 victory over Switzerland, Swiss (and LA Kings) forward Kevin Fiala was seriously injured when he went down awkwardly in a collision with Tom Wilson. He had to be taken off the ice on a stretcher.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kevin Fiala leaves the game after Tom Wilson and Kevin Fiala get tangled (not country locked) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZaWUeyelcS\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ZaWUeyelcS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 bnpeki \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Matthew Knies Enjoyer (@bnpeki) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bnpeki\/status\/2022440932650672611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 13, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>It was Fiala&#8217;s lower left leg that took the brunt of it. He was hurt seriously enough that he couldn&#8217;t even roll over onto his back when they attempted to lift him onto the stretcher.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both teams, Switzerland and Team Canada, completely left their benches to take to the ice to stick tap in support of Fiala as he was stretchered off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the biggest nightmare for NHL teams during these international games, when a player is injured, and the Los Angeles Kings are the unfortunate club that will have to pay the price here. Fiala&#8217;s Olympic Games are over, but what this will mean for the rest of the season with the Kings remains to be seen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old was in the midst of what would have been his 7th consecutive 20+ goal season in the NHL. He had 18 goals and 40 points in 56 games for LA, logging a career-high 19:07 of ice time per night, while playing often on the first power play unit.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: \u00a9 Stephen R. 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