NHL linesman Ryan Gibbons is in concussion protocol after a pre-game collision in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos reports.
CT scan was clear and now in concussion protocol… better news of a potentially horrible injury. A reminder how how things can change in a split second. @FAN590 https://t.co/gDqv0yyWcM
— Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) October 6, 2021
Kypreos says a CT scan was clear after Gibbons was taken off the ice by stretcher prior to the L.A. Kings-Arizona Coyotes pre-season game.
Gibbons collided with Liam O'Brien of the Coyotes after the national anthem and appeared to be hit in the head.
The Vancouver native has been an NHL linesman since 2015.