Alex Tuch had a lot to be grateful for long before the goals started piling up this season. The Washington Capitals winger shared a deeply personal thank you to Sisters Hospital in Buffalo, crediting the staff there for helping save his newborn son, Teller, after a frightening medical emergency.
Tuch described a nightmare scenario for any parent: a newborn with underdeveloped lungs that were punctured, then later collapsed. As he told it, the situation became even more serious when Teller’s oxygen levels dropped and doctors and nurses had to step in with lifesaving support.
In his words, “We are forever indebted to the incredible team at Sisters in Buffalo. The nurses, doctors, and all the staff there are some of the most amazing people I’ve ever met in my life.
I feel like, as a country, we don’t do enough for our frontline workers all the time. Especially nurses.”
The family’s ordeal had a happy ending. Teller is now 18 months old and, according to Tuch, is bigger than his older brother, Tripp. Tuch has even given him the nickname “bruiser” because of how large he’s gotten.
On the ice, Tuch has 11 goals and two assists this season with Washington. Before that, he built his reputation with the Golden Knights over four seasons, finishing with 61 goals and 78 assists, including a standout 2018-19 campaign when he put up 20 goals and 32 assists.
He also remains a familiar name in Buffalo because of the blockbuster trade that sent him to the Sabres as the big piece in the Jack Eichel deal. But for Tuch and his family, the biggest victory has nothing to do with hockey. It’s the fact that Teller is here, healthy and thriving, thanks to the work of the hospital staff in Buffalo.
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