ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - Two Slovakian players were sent to hospital Wednesday at the world hockey championship, one with a broken leg, following a 4-2 loss to Belarus.
Defenceman Michal Sersen was stretchered off in the third period when his left leg collapsed under him as he played the puck.
Coach Zdeno Ciger said Sersen had broken his leg, while forward Andrej Stastny was also hospitalized with an apparent injury to a chest muscle, which will end his tournament.
Slovakia had previously lost forward Tomas Hrnka with a shoulder injury in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to Germany.