From Comcast SportsNetTuesday, September 6, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren was in a serious bike accident Monday in Avalon, N.J.
Sources said Holmgren, 55, was riding a bicycle and suffered broken ribs, a broken shoulder, and other injuries that required stitches. He was taken to Cooper Medical Center.
According to one officer at the Avalon police department, there were no details of how the accident occurred in the initial report filed with them.
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Flyers forward James van Riemsdyk tweeted that Holmgren was wearing a helmet.
He remains hospitalized at Cooper University Hospital. Flyers officals said late Monday night they hoped to have more information on Tuesday. Holmgren is expected to recover from his injuries, they said.
A spokesman for Cooper Hospital said Monday night that Holmgren was in "stable" condition.
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