Ref OK after collision with Lightning's Haydn Fleury
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Veteran referee Steve Kozari is conscious and alert at a Tampa-area hospital after a collision with Tampa Bay's Haydn Fleury during the Lightning's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
Kozari was transported to UPMC Mercy Hospital for precautionary reasons, the NHL said in a statement.
Kozari was taken off the ice on a stretcher during the third period. Koza