Period ends early after Dylan Holloway takes puck up high and seems to collapse on bench after finishing the shift

[tarheelhockey]

This maybe constricted an artery? It would explain the delayed reaction. Also, why wouldn't padding help with this? I get that blunt force trauma is different than a slice but some padding absorbing and spreading the force would be useful.

There are also the unintended consequences of adding more padding — as we’ve seen with shin guards and visors, players throw themselves even more recklessly into danger when they feel protected from any dangerous outcome. It used to be that almost nobody in the league would stick their face in front of a slapshot like this. Even in this replay, his hands are at his waist trying to play goalie instead of up covering his exposed neck and face. It’s kind of crazy how little self-preservation these guys practice, and a lot of that it dependence on padding to take care of everything.

 

[MoneyManny]

Must of been incredibly scary for his parents to watch. I hope he's all right.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Glad to hear he seems to be OK

 

[5cotland]

Lundqvist once took a puck to the neck whilst saving a shot. Although he did finish the game, he had lasting effects the days after and it was determined that he had a sprained blood vessel in his neck and he went on LTIR for 6 weeks.

It looks like Holloway may have something similar.

 

[rumrokh]

There are also the unintended consequences of adding more padding — as we’ve seen with shin guards and visors, players throw themselves even more recklessly into danger when they feel protected from any dangerous outcome. It used to be that almost nobody in the league would stick their face in front of a slapshot like this. Even in this replay, his hands are at his waist trying to play goalie instead of up covering his exposed neck and face. It’s kind of crazy how little self-preservation these guys practice, and a lot of that it dependence on padding to take care of everything.

You aren't wrong in a general sense, but I want to emphasize this particular case was at the blue line and he's close to the shooter. That shot is going nowhere near the net. Nobody could reasonably expect a puck so high. It's also definitely not a slapshot.