KHL News

It appears that Martin Gerber has been hospitalized with a serious neck injury during action in a KHL game: The injury is very serious, Martin can forget about hockey for next 6 months," said one of the hospital's doctors, Igor Suvorov. "Thank God the spinal cord was not hurt and there is no threat to his life. Gerber will soon be sent to a special clinics in Podolsk to undergo computed tomography to ensure the spinal cord is not hurt. For complete article, click here. Let's hope he is ok. Sounds like an awful injury. Update: Russian newspaper Sovetskiy Sport talked with Atlant GM, Andrei Verevko: Gerber underwent computed tomography. The preliminary diagnosis is a compression fracture of the fourth cervical vertebra. Monday morning Gerber will have an advanced medical examination. For the latest NHL news, check out Illegalcurve on Twitter.

KHL News: Martin Gerber hospitalized with a serious neck injury