Sharks’ Gaetz Improving After Accident
San Jose Shark defenseman Link Gaetz was improving steadily from a head injury he sustained Thursday when his car overturned on a Bay Area highway, a hospital official said.
Gaetz, 23, remained in the intensive care unit at Peninsula Hospital in Burlingame. But doctors upgraded his condition from critical to serious and expected him to recover fully, nursing supervisor Pat Jones said.
According to the California Highway Patrol, Gaetz was a passenger in a car driven by Patrick Bell, 22, of San Francisco. Bell suffered minor injuries.
The accident occurred at 10:20 a.m. on U.S. Highway 101 in Burlingame. Gaetz and Bell were thrown from the car, which overturned, the team said.
Gaetz played in 48 games with the Sharks this season, getting six goals and six assists. He led the team in penalty minutes, with 324.
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