The Washington Capital Color commentator and the NHL Craig Laughlin NHL star received support from the players and fans alike after it was revealed that it had a successful open heart surgery.
Laughlin, 67, underwent the procedure to repair a bicuspid aortic valve and a left left descending artery. His daughter Courtney revealed the good news on social networks while warning fans that “he still has a long way to go on his way to recovery.”
Laughlin is expected to be in the ICU for another day, he added.
“Thanks to our #allcaps family for each message and prayer,” Courtney wrote after the expected surgery.
Capital broadcast companions, Joe Beninati and Alan May, added some comments before Washington's 6-3 victory over Florida Panthers's defender champion.
“I just saw a text message from his daughter Courtney who said that Craig is stable,” said Beninati, as cited by Hockey website russianmachineneverbreaks.com. 'It is still low in terms of anesthesia. I imagine that they will not bring it too soon, it will take some time there. '
Capital announcers Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin, on the right, underwent successful surgery
Alex Ovechkin was one of the many players and fans to offer his public support to the 'Locker'
Beninati joked that Laughlin, a famous sandy player, remains faithful to the first despite anesthesia.
“They have questioned it, I understand it, and he has responded regularly,” Beninati said. 'In general, it seems that things went very well today and we will wait for it to continue overnight. He would love to be here because the champions are in the city and this is an impressive team in southern Florida. ''
May then broke fans adding: “It is said that they aroused a locker a while ago and asked where he was and said:” In the damn hospital. “
Apparently, everyone in Capital One Arena in Washington honored Laughlin in some way on Tuesday.
The CAPS chief coach, Spencer Carbery, and his staff used Laughlin's number 18 in his flaps during the game, while May, Beninati and the transmission team wore 'Locker Strong' t -shirts, referring to their nickname.
The capital speaker PA, Byron Hudtloff, even announced Laughlin's successful surgery during the first period, which led to a cheerful round of applause.
Courtney, herself, was present to donate a $ 10,000 check to the American Heart Association and could be seen saying 'thanks' to the jubilant crowd on the sand score. In fact, the team turned Tuesday's game into 'Capitals Heart Health Awareness Night' along with Medstar Health, a non -profit organization that serves the Beltway region.
But the highlight of the night may have been a message from the legend of the Alex Ovechkin franchise.
“I hope you recover quickly and see you soon, my man,” Ovechkin said in a brief clip that was reproduced on the scoreboard during the first intermediate.
Laughlin's daughter, Courtney, was present for a donation of $ 10,000 to One Heart Charity
Craig Laughlin of the Washington Capital skates against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the NHL game action on December 10, 1986 at Maple Leaf Gardens. Laughlin now has 67
Laughlin's replacement, Alan May, shared this photo of Tuesday's transmission in Washington
Ovechkin scored his NHL 878 goal in Tuesday's victory to attract 17 of the record of all Wayne Gretzky.
The objective occurred after the Panthers had thrown the netminder Sergei Bobrovsky, but, nevertheless, it was impressive since the 39 -year -old Russian superstar faked a shot with a few remaining seconds to launch the album from the average ice before the Final horn.
Repay confirmed that the album crossed the line, giving Ovechkin his 25 goal for the season.
“Something special is happening,” said Caps eaves, Tom Wilson, to journalists, as cited by NHL.com. 'The balance for him to pretend the shot with three seconds and put it with a tenth of the second left … It's because it is Gretzky, I suppose. Then, we will continue chasing here and it is quite surprising to see that one enters with so much time. '