Photos: Hockey player Craig Cunningham rebounds from near-fatal collapse
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Craig Cunningham collapsed from a heart attack on the ice during a Tucson Roadrunners hockey game in Tucson. He was released from the hospital onDec. 21, 2016.
Craig Cunningham
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Heather Cunningham, right, is comforted by her son, Tucson Roadrunners captain Craig Cunningham, as she reads a statement during a press conference at the Peter Kiewit Auditorium Arizona Cancer Center, 1515 N. Campbell Ave on Wednesday December 21, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
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Tucson Roadrunners captain Craig Cunningham is wheeled out after a press conference at the Peter Kiewit Auditorium Arizona Cancer Center, 1515 N. Campbell Ave on Wednesday December 21, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
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Dr. Rez Mohaved, of Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital, speaks during a press conference in reference to the care for Tucson Roadrunners captain Craig Cunningham, at the Peter Kiewit Auditorium Arizona Cancer Center, 1515 N. Campbell Ave on Wednesday December 21, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
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Dr. Zain Khalpey, of Banner - UMC Tucson and University of Arizona Department of Medicine, speaks during a press conference in reference to the medical care of Tucson Roadrunners captain Craig Cunningham at the Peter Kiewit Auditorium Arizona Cancer Center, 1515 N. Campbell Ave on Wednesday December 21, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
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Dr. Zain Khalpey, of Banner - UMC Tucson and University of Arizona Department of Medicine, prepares to presents a hockey stick signed by the medical team that cared for Craig Cunningham, Tucson Roadrunners captain, to him at the Peter Kiewit Auditorium Arizona Cancer Center, 1515 N. Campbell Ave on Wednesday December 21, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
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Dr. Rez Mohaved, of Carondelet St. Maryβs Hospital, helped save Roadrunners captain Craig Cunningham.
Craig Cunningham
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Kris Korte, a transport nurse who worked with Craig Cunningham, shares a moment with Heather Cunningham as Dr. Rez Mohaved, of Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital, looks on after a press conference at the Peter Kiewit Auditorium Arizona Cancer Center, 1515 N. Campbell Ave on Wednesday December 21, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
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Tucson Roadrunners captain Craig Cunningham sits in his room at Banner University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz on Dec. 20, 2016. Cunningham collapsed on the ice before a game against Manitoba in November. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
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Tucson Roadrunners captain Craig Cunningham sits with his mother, Heather, while at Banner University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz on Dec. 20, 2016. Cunningham collapsed on the ice before a game against Manitoba in November. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
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Eric Hanna, left, waits for his wife Wendy to sign a get well card for Tucson Roadrunners player Craig Cunningham who collapsed before a game earlier in the season during the game against Stockton Heat in Tucson, on Nov. 27, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
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A get well card is on display for fans to sign for Tucson Roadrunners player Craig Cunningham who collapsed before a game earlier in the season during the game against Stockton Heat in Tucson, on Nov. 27, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
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SAN DIEGO, October 14, 2016 | The Tuscon Roadrunners and San Diego Gulls begin the AHL season with a game at the Valley View Casino center in San Diego on October 14, 2016. Tucson Roadrunners defenseman Anthony DeAngelo high fives right wing Craig Cunningham after Cunningham scored during the third period. Chadd Cady for the Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
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Jacob Chychrun, left, and Craig Cunningham work behind the goal as the AHL's Tucson Roadrunners hit the ice for the first time as they take on the parent club Arizona Coyotes in the red/white exhibition game at the Tucson Convention Center on Oct 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
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Brandon Burlon and Craig Cunningham show off the new jerseys for the American Hockey League's Tucson Roadrunners at El Charro Steak on Oct 9, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
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Tucson Roadrunners right wing Craig Cunningham (14) leans over as far as he can without stepping off the protective mat to high-five 4-year-old fan Maxton Harrison before the first-ever Tucson Roadrunners AHL hockey game in the Tucson Arena against the Stockton Heat on Oct. 28, 2016, in Tucson, Ariz. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
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Heather Cunningham, right, is comforted by her son, Tucson Roadrunners captain Craig Cunningham, as she reads a statement during a press conference at the Peter Kiewit Auditorium Arizona Cancer Center, 1515 N. Campbell Ave on Wednesday December 21, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Roadrunners captain Craig Cunningham is wheeled out after a press conference at the Peter Kiewit Auditorium Arizona Cancer Center, 1515 N. Campbell Ave on Wednesday December 21, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Dr. Rez Mohaved, of Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital, speaks during a press conference in reference to the care for Tucson Roadrunners captain Craig Cunningham, at the Peter Kiewit Auditorium Arizona Cancer Center, 1515 N. Campbell Ave on Wednesday December 21, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Dr. Zain Khalpey, of Banner - UMC Tucson and University of Arizona Department of Medicine, speaks during a press conference in reference to the medical care of Tucson Roadrunners captain Craig Cunningham at the Peter Kiewit Auditorium Arizona Cancer Center, 1515 N. Campbell Ave on Wednesday December 21, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Dr. Zain Khalpey, of Banner - UMC Tucson and University of Arizona Department of Medicine, prepares to presents a hockey stick signed by the medical team that cared for Craig Cunningham, Tucson Roadrunners captain, to him at the Peter Kiewit Auditorium Arizona Cancer Center, 1515 N. Campbell Ave on Wednesday December 21, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Kris Korte, a transport nurse who worked with Craig Cunningham, shares a moment with Heather Cunningham as Dr. Rez Mohaved, of Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital, looks on after a press conference at the Peter Kiewit Auditorium Arizona Cancer Center, 1515 N. Campbell Ave on Wednesday December 21, 2016. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Roadrunners captain Craig Cunningham sits in his room at Banner University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz on Dec. 20, 2016. Cunningham collapsed on the ice before a game against Manitoba in November. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Roadrunners captain Craig Cunningham sits with his mother, Heather, while at Banner University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz on Dec. 20, 2016. Cunningham collapsed on the ice before a game against Manitoba in November. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Eric Hanna, left, waits for his wife Wendy to sign a get well card for Tucson Roadrunners player Craig Cunningham who collapsed before a game earlier in the season during the game against Stockton Heat in Tucson, on Nov. 27, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
A get well card is on display for fans to sign for Tucson Roadrunners player Craig Cunningham who collapsed before a game earlier in the season during the game against Stockton Heat in Tucson, on Nov. 27, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
- Chadd Cady for the Arizona Daily Star
SAN DIEGO, October 14, 2016 | The Tuscon Roadrunners and San Diego Gulls begin the AHL season with a game at the Valley View Casino center in San Diego on October 14, 2016. Tucson Roadrunners defenseman Anthony DeAngelo high fives right wing Craig Cunningham after Cunningham scored during the third period. Chadd Cady for the Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Jacob Chychrun, left, and Craig Cunningham work behind the goal as the AHL's Tucson Roadrunners hit the ice for the first time as they take on the parent club Arizona Coyotes in the red/white exhibition game at the Tucson Convention Center on Oct 8, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Craig Cunningham
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Roadrunners right wing Craig Cunningham (14) leans over as far as he can without stepping off the protective mat to high-five 4-year-old fan Maxton Harrison before the first-ever Tucson Roadrunners AHL hockey game in the Tucson Arena against the Stockton Heat on Oct. 28, 2016, in Tucson, Ariz. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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Tucson Roadrunners winger Craig Cunningham doesn't know why his heart stopped just before a game, but he knows his recovery is remarkable.
Medics performed chest compressions, cut jersey away before rushing center to hospitalΒ
Craig Cunningham collapsed before Saturday's scheduled home game against the Manitoba Moose.Β
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