DALLAS -- Not long after her husband nearly died on the Dallas Stars bench, Nathalie Peverley wrote a note to head coach Lindy Ruff.
On March 10, 2014, Ruff was with Rich Peverley every second, from the moment his lifeless body was carried off the bench to a nearby hallway, where he was revived by doctors and paramedics after his heart rate flat-lined for approximately two minutes.
Ruff's voice was one of the first voices Peverley heard as he regained consciousness, and Nathalie believes to this day the coach played a vital role in helping her husband survive.