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NHL player hospitalized in Utah after team plane rerouted back to Salt Lake City

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A Pittsburgh Penguins player was rushed to a Salt Lake City hospital following a medical episode on the team's flight out of Utah on Tuesday, team officials said. The team took off from Salt Lake City International Airport on Tuesday following a game against the Utah Mammoth on Monday, but the flight was rerouted back to Utah's capital after forward Ben Kindel had an undisclosed medical episode.

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