Warning: Some readers may find the subject matter of this article disturbing.
Jack Rathbone is one of the best people we&#8217;ve ever dealt with in the sports world and it&#8217;s just horrible to see him be stretchered off the ice for the second time in as many seasons.
You may remember last season when Rathbone was hit from behind and sent head-first into the boards on a dirty hit and was motionless.
Tonight, he was once again laying motionless on the ice but was communicating with the emergency personnel and was able to move his arms and give his teammates a thumbs-up before being stretchered off the ice.
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Thank goodness <a href="https://twitter.com/abbycanucks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@abbycanucks</a> Rathbone gave a thumbs up. That’s at least one positive sign. He was on the ice motionless for a very long time.
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The game was postponed and went to intermission early as there was 11:01 remaining in the first period. The teams left the ice and returned to play the remainder of the first period before a quick break into the second period.
Here&#8217;s the collision that caused Rathbone&#8217;s injury:
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Jack Rathbone hurt in Abbotsford’s game vs. San Jose: <a href="https://t.co/gs6dgxqPbZ">pic.twitter.com/gs6dgxqPbZ</a>
&mdash; David Quadrelli (@QuadreIli) <a href="https://twitter.com/QuadreIli/status/1614452744856965124?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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For live updates, our Cody Severtson has a Twitter thread going tonight.
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Thumbs up to the crowd from Rathbone 😢<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a>
&mdash; Cody Severtson (@CodySevertson) <a href="https://twitter.com/CodySevertson/status/1614453940082610177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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We have reached out to Abbotsford&#8217;s public relations team and will surely be updating you when we hear of any news on the injury. We&#8217;re hoping for the best for one of the best people in the sport.
If anything comes to us, we will update it here in the article.
Update 9:46 PM: The Abbotsford Canucks tweeted out the following update on Rathbone&#8217;s status:
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An update on Jack Rathbone. <a href="https://t.co/w72HpVhh5e">pic.twitter.com/w72HpVhh5e</a>
&mdash; Abbotsford Canucks (@abbycanucks) <a href="https://twitter.com/abbycanucks/status/1614499251018682369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Warning: Some readers may find the subject matter of this article disturbing.

Jack Rathbone is one of the best people we've ever dealt with in the sports world and it's just horrible to see him be stretchered off the ice for the second time in as many seasons.

You may remember last season when Rathbone was hit from behind and sent head-first into the boards on a dirty hit and was motionless.

Tonight, he was once again laying motionless on the ice but was communicating with the emergency personnel and was able to move his arms and give his teammates a thumbs-up before being stretchered off the ice.

https://twitter.com/_a__w_/status/1614456204834770946?s=20&amp;t=AiABRkrPU6y8lniNCvV8BA

The game was postponed and went to intermission early as there was 11:01 remaining in the first period. The teams left the ice and returned to play the remainder of the first period before a quick break into the second period.

Here's the collision that caused Rathbone's injury:

https://twitter.com/QuadreIli/status/1614452744856965124

For live updates, our Cody Severtson has a Twitter thread going tonight.

https://twitter.com/CodySevertson/status/1614453940082610177?s=20&amp;t=AiABRkrPU6y8lniNCvV8BA

We have reached out to Abbotsford's public relations team and will surely be updating you when we hear of any news on the injury. We're hoping for the best for one of the best people in the sport.

If anything comes to us, we will update it here in the article.

Update 9:46 PM: The Abbotsford Canucks tweeted out the following update on Rathbone's status:

https://twitter.com/abbycanucks/status/1614499251018682369?s=46&amp;t=g6klbTkMo9PqNvl0LOMn2Q

Jack Rathbone stretchered off the ice after taking a high hit during Abbotsford Canucks game

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