“Got really blurry”: Dylan Holloway opens up on scary injury after leaving game on stretcher

St Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway was able to escape what could have been a serious injury which took place during Tuesday night's game at Enterprise Center against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. Holloway blocked a shot, which appeared to hit him in the neck area, and eventually made his way back to the bench before needing attention from the team's medical staff.

The game was halted and Holloway was eventually taken off the bench via stretcher.

On Wednesday, Dylan Holloway spoke about the incident while also giving an update on his condition. Like the true hockey player he is, he continued to play when a scoring opportunity presented itself despite knowing that something was physically wrong.

“They told me to go through what happened on my shift,” Holloway said per the St. Louis Post Dispatch. “After the two-on-one, I got the puck in the corner, and I think I passed it up to Sutes. After that, I thought I went and changed, it got really blurry. I didn’t remember because I stayed out a little bit longer but didn’t remember that. Don’t really remember coming to the bench. ... I blacked out for a bit.”

Holloway also expressed gratitude to the training and medical staff for their assistance.

“I don’t know what I thought was going on, but I didn’t even know that they stopped the game,” Holloway said. “I told Ray (Barile), our head trainer, that I just felt weird on the bench. Next thing I knew, I was awake on a stretcher close to the ambulance.

"I didn’t realize they stopped the game. I didn’t realize it was that big of a deal. Just thankful that all the medical staff was so hands on and was able to get me to the hospital safely.”

Dylan Holloway was signed by the Blues to an offer sheet over the summer, and the Edmonton Oilers chose not to match it.

Blues coach Drew Bannister on Dylan Holloway's possible return on Thursday

St. Louis is in action on Thursday, as the Utah Hockey Club will make its first visit to Enterprise Center since its relocation from Arizona. And though Dylan Hollaway wants to return to the lineup, it will be a decision by head coach Drew Bannister based on how he's feeling.

“Most players want to do that, they want to be on the ice,” Bannister said. “They want to be fighting for their team. As coaches, as a training staff, as an organization, we’ve got to make sure that he’s 100%.”

Naturally, the hope is that Dylan Holloway will be fully cleared medically and able to resume normal hockey activities after having avoided what could have been a serious injury.

The Blues take on the Utah HC on Thursday, with the opening faceoff scheduled for just after 8:00 PM EST.