Niklas Lihagen, Swedish Hockey Player, Suffers Cardiac Arrest (VIDEO)

Niklas Lihagen, Swedish Hockey Player, Suffers Cardiac Arrest (VIDEO)

Tragedy nearly struck a Swedish hockey game when Niklas Lihagen, a player on the Orebro HK team, collapsed after being hit in the first period of a game against Bofors. According to Puck Daddy, Lihagen suffered cardiac arrest. One of the referees, Wolmer Edqvist, who works on an ambulance when he is not officiating hockey games, was able to successfully restart Lihagen's heart, saving his life.

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