Puzzling situation as player collapses to ice and has trouble getting up (video)

Some strange and certainly concerning moments during a game in the FInnish Elite League on Tuesday. 24-year-old forward MIro Nalli of Sport Vaasa was skating up the ice a little over halfway through the 2nd period of the game when he fell for no clear reason. There was no hit and no other players were all that close to him. After falling, Nalli got up to his knees, but it was clear he was having trouble. Eventually he gets up on his own, skates to his bench, and then almost collapses again before he's grabbed and steadied by a teammate. You can check it out in the video below. According to reports, he was unconscious for a few seconds after his fall. Keep your eye on number 21.

Nalli was taken from the arena by ambulance, although he managed to get into the vehicle under his own power. There were reporters near the dressing room as he left, but Nalli refused any comments.

"I don't know what I can tell the outside world about it," said head coach Risto Dufva following the game.

"We are extremely careful. We prefer to over-react than under-react," he added.

There is some speculation that Nalli is still feeling the effects of a recent concussion, and that he was brought back too early because his team is dealing with several injuries. An update is expected later Wednesday.

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