Update 18hrs later or so. He stayed overnight at a hospital all scans checked out. He's going back to Ottawa for recovery. Everything so far seems like he is OK

a seizure after a bad concussion is always SO scary, and can be an indicator of major tbi. very much not dissimilar to tua's hit and subsequent seizure. god i hope he's alright.

I was at that game. The entire arena was so concerned and quiet. You could have heard a pin drop. As Islander fans, we couldn't care less if he was on the opposing team. We were all scared for Erik, and were hoping he would be okay. Seeing a player leave on a stretcher is upsetting. I hope he makes a full recovery.

Hard to watch, hope Branny is ok. He's had a tough go of it this year so this is a cruel fate. Really hope he makes a full recovery

looks like he fell hard on his back too, there isn't a whole lot of protection there. Hope he is alright.

this happened to Podkolzin last night as well

Holy shit that play is near identical to the one that was hit on Podkolzin last night, prayers up man

A similar situation happened with the Abbotsford Canucks where prospect Vasili Podkolzin began convulsing on the ice after hitting the ice. Scary thing. I hope Brannstrom is okay.

Wishing Erik a full and speedy recovery

Hope Erik is ok, and has a full recovery! Did not like seeing his leg twitching like it was, a concussion no doubt. Best wishes!

I know lot of research goes into it but still we need better cushions in the hockey helmets.

Its always scary when a guy takes a nasty knock like this and there is some sort of movement afterwards. Reminds me of a few playoffs ago when Tavares took that knee to the face. He seemed to be trying to stand up immediately and it was scary as hell. I believe he was actually pretty incoherent and fighting the trainers at first who were trying to keep him on the ice and immobile. Scary stuff. I wish Brannstrom well.

Watching my boys play is one of the best things in life, but we are always conscious of the dangers of the game. Especially with the loss of Adam Johnson. I am glad he is going to recover fully.

When he started shaking was scary asl

Oh my god, that’s so scary! I hope he’s okay! This is serious. I don’t think the hit was malicious in the slightest, but not a good hit. Hope he makes a full recovery. I don’t get anyone who says he was slew-footing or raising his legs up or anything. I just watched the replay and didn’t see that at all.

Ty so much Islander crowd for showing sportsman ship I appreciate you guys so much

Pretty impressive how those athletic trainers casually walked on the ice like it was nothing

Hit my head hard once and knocked myself out but I was biking, had a seizure after 3 minutes of unconsciousness and really haven't been the same since mentally, mostly put me into deep anxiety and depression and my memory isn't as good. Feel for the guy and hope he recovers well, coming from a leafs fan.

Ужасная травма. Желаю скорейшего выздоровления этому достойному человеку.

Hoping for a speedy recovery! That was a scary hit (his head on the ice, not Clutterbuck smooshing him). I'm sure Clutterbuck felt 2 feet tall after that.

damn does anyone know if hes ok. not something you wanna see

Pray 4 branstrom. . Hope it aint the worse case scenario , and makes a full recovery.

That’s not good I hope he’s okay, hits like these always scare me. Prayers to him and his family.

Torsional impact with the head. TBI with what looks like a seizure. That’s brutal; hope he makes a full recovery.

Nobody feels worse than Clutterbuck. The unfortunate side of hockey. Speedy recovery!

Sending thoughts and prayers for a good recovery ❤️‍🩹

He is super lucky that he landed the way he did after hitting his head, he was already in the rescue position to protect against further damage from the seizure.

Dammit Podkolzik last night and now this!

Hope he's okay...praying for ya branny...get well soon man....

Scary fs hope Branny is ok and makes a full recovery 🙏

Praying he’s okay. God that was brutal to watch.

Love from Stars 💚 Hope he’s okay

Скорейшего выздоровления!

I wish him a speedy and full recovery

Growing up here in Philadelphia I watched the Broad Street Bullies rule the NHL during the 70s. Playing street hockey and then ice hockey I have an affinity for the game. What I see now is getting ludicrous. Some of the hits really should be investigated by the police for their brutality. I love the game. I love the hitting. I don’t love the goons going after defenseless skaters though.

Hope he's okay. Wishes for a speedy recovery.

Was at the game, and heard that he has feeling and was conscious at the hospital

Man that’s scary , wishing him a full recovery.

Ich finde diesen Sport oft schon sehr brutal. Die Spieler müssen viel aushalten. Respekt und alles gute an alle Eishockey Spieler.

It wasn't a dirty hit. Just a hard check where his legs got pinned in an unfortunate way for an extra hard head-first impact. It's a brutal sport. Hope he fully recovers.

It's very unfortunate and I hope he's okay. Glad it wasn't a dirty hit.

Great to see the Islander fans cheering him that was pretty rough to see a player in this situation and I hope he can recover from it

The silence in the building speaks volumes. Seeing something like that changes you

Tips to the ref who was paying attention and blew the play dead instantly! Love to see it!

prayer for bran

Clutterbuck has been such a hitter ever since I saw him get called up with the wild

You dont like to see that happen this is hard to watch, hope he has a fully recovery

You see this sort of play all the time where the opponent brings the knee in behind on hits. Its partly for balance and partly to ensure the hit puts the player down. It’s kind of amazing we don’t see concussions more often from that sort of thing. Going over backwards like that makes you pretty defenceless, and being a big tall guy makes it worse.

Seizures are a bane. I had 4 in a row 2 weeks ago. Fell into the wall and got a concussion. Spent 3 days in the hospital. I feel for him.

I hope he ´s okay 😰❤

Wondering if he had a seizure….Looked like it. Terrible to see. And clutterbuck is a tough but fair player.

Anyone who says this hit was dirty is a 🤡 Its an almost textbook hit into the boards. Its just unfortunate he flipped and landed on his neck. Im a Rangers fan too. Trust me if I had legit chance to trash Clutterbuck I would, but facts are facts. I watched it many times and in slow mo. He comes at him from the side, no cross check. Just drives him into the boards and the guy happens to flip over. It actually happens all the time in hockey, just most times players are able to brace themselves for the fall. He just unfortunately ended up landing on his neck. Hope he makes a full recovery, but there was nothing illegal or dirty about that hit.

It happened to Vasily podkulzin when he got hit to board with a body slam and then he hit his head on the ice during a AHL hockey game

Prayers up

Shit, I hate Clutterbuck, but this hit was clean, and just unfortunate! Prayers up for Brannstrom! Get well soon, young blood!

Hope he gets well quick. Difficult to grasp that not to long ago it was considered weak to play with a helmet.

Awkward, dangerous landing, on the back and head. These players deserve every penny they get, hoping for a full recovery

Prayers to EB and family.

Damn, hate to see that! Nothing wrong with the check but really unfortunate way to land! Hope he recovers quickly and is okay 👌

Landing on ice is definitely comfortable… said no one ever

That was a hard watch Hope he has a fast recovery

🙏Hope is alright

He kinda got slew-footed on that. Very unfortunate. I wish him a speedy and full recovery.

The puck is long gone. I'm so tired of these hits where they lift the opponent up and into the glass. Stop doing this shit. It's so fucking dangerous.

Update : He’s back playing with the team.

Unfortunate on a routine play. Bizarre how it happens. Happened to me, separated my shoulder. Absolutely nothing out of the ordinary on the hit, the same as every other..

Wasn't a dirty hit. A freak accident. People forget how hard the ice is. There's certainly no give.

As an ex roller hockey player, just playing on wooden boards, but with the same kit as ice hockey players, body armour and same helmets, I can tell you I have fallen heavily, just like that, landing on my back and head, and it is jolting to say the least. I remember clearly seeing stars , and could'nt play again for months! Smacking your head on ice is another story, no give in it at all! Hope he recovers soon!

Man, I hate to see that. Glad he was okay after this. Blessings.

That's his career ending hit

Definity a late hit. He watched the puck come off the stick. Hope he recovers OK.

Anybody else think it was a late hit ? The puck was way gone

holy hell you can hear his skull smack the ice. brutal stuff

Пресс‑служба «Сенаторз» сообщила, что Бреннстрем был доставлен в больницу, он находится в сознании и может двигать конечностями. Хоккеист проведет ночь под наблюдением врачей. - Очевидно, это было эмоционально для ребят и всех участников встречи. Мы ждем новостей. Похоже, сейчас с ним все в порядке, так что это позитивный момент, но мы подождем новостей, - сказал тренер «Оттавы» Ди Джей Смит. Для Браннстрема это была седьмая игра в сезоне.

Hopefully he's ok....unfortunate freak accident. I hate the islanders, but it was a clean hit.

Clean hit. The difference in strength led to the awkward fall.

I was at the match! I see it

The news is saying he died from a skate to his neck when after watching it appears he hit his head on the ice damn never want to see this rip 🙏

Clean hit, hopefully he’s ok

I looked at this closely and it definitely looks like Cal is a psychopath. The way he intentionally lifts his knee and pushes it under Erik's legs to trip him while simultaneously trapping the arm that would help him break the fall speaks of a high degree of malicious and psychopathic intent. That man should never play hockey again. I'd gladly watch him serve a long sentence for this behavior.

" Both guys respect each other" As they intentionally try and hurt each other into the wall lmao

jesperi kotkaniemi while a habs got hit exactly the same way. going down body twisting, fells on back of neck-head-top of shoulders than head spans in a odd way. the back was the last thing hitting the ice. back of neck took everything. that is brain contusion and twitching like a bacon. I also was hit like that when younger and the kid was smaller but I dont remember shit and have not got up to 100? ever...

clutterbuck never passed up a borderline or late hit for his entire miserable career

His leg hit Brannstroms legs taking them out. Otherwise the hit would have been perfect. But Brannstrom had no chance of protecting himself. Honestly think it is very questionable how much contact you should be able to make with one’s leg with plays like these

**** man that's hard to watch, everything fine one second the next you're on a stretcher, I hope he recovers fully

I am not a Don Cherry person, but I did like him describing Cal as "ButterCup" when he fought with his visor on. Ever since, Ive called Clutterbuck, ButterCup.

Are we going to pretend Clutterbuck didn't intentionally bring his leg to the board to sweep Brannstroms legs out from under him?

His own fault. Nothing play. Branstrom had plenty of time to prepare for the mellow hit. He decided to watch his own dump in instead.

Interesting, how a perpetrator allways skates away as if nothing happened and as if he has absolutely nothing to do with it

I hope he'll be okay! How many players have been hurt this week from hits? 3?

slew foot

Hit wasn't too late imo, but it was an absolutely textbook slew foot. Didn't look intentionally dirty or malicious, but there's no question that back leg is what caused him to flip.

Holy $h!+ that looked like it hurt

F**..... Had a really similar incident like that happen. Slamming the back of my head except it was on a concrete rink, not ice. Man i hope he's ok...

How is that a clean hit? He didn't have the puck and you can see the islander pushing him into the boards 1:32.

I hope Erik brannstorm is ok after taking a hit and landing like that i have never seen anyone land like that watching hockey legs 🦶🦶 straight up hopefully his back 😲

Throwin' up some Ts & Ps. Best of luck, my dude!

Hope he's OK.

Legal hit. 15 blue lifted his left leg under a bit. White never saw him coming. Hope for a good recovery. Crazy landing definitely rung his bell

Not gonna say it’s dirty but I’ve played hockey my whole life and clutterbuck knew exactly what he was doing. He tried dumping him after the hit, just not on his head.