{
  "id": 18949345,
  "title": "Former Gophers player injured in game for St. Cloud State, taken off on stretcher",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/former-gophers-player-injured-in-game-for-st-cloud-state-taken-off-on",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-08T14:03:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/former-gophers-player-injured-game-140338486.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Finn McLaughlin, a St. Cloud State defenseman who previously played for Minnesota's Gophers, sustained a serious injury during his team's 5-3 loss to Omaha on Saturday night. The sophomore was stretchered off the ice just 1:58 minutes into the first period after suffering a painful fall into the boards behind the net. His teammates immediately rushed over to assist as both teams gathered to show support. According to sources, McLaughlin suffered a broken femur. The young athlete, originally from Alberta, Canada, played 31 games for the Gophers as a freshman last season and has contributed two goals and three assists this season.",
  "summary": "Finn McLaughlin, who played for the Gophers as a freshman, was taken off the ice on a stretcher Saturday night.",
  "key_points": [
    "Former Gophers player Finn McLaughlin injured in St. Cloud State game",
    "McLaughlin suffered broken femur after fall into boards",
    "Sophomore stretchered off after 1:58 minutes into first period"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}