A tribute from Klagenfurt fans to Jordan Murray, who suffered a cardiac arrest. © F. Pessentheiner

Emotional playoff start: KAC wins for Jordan Murray

On Sunday, KAC won the rematch of the cancelled opening quarter-final game of the ICE League against Fehervar in the Heidi-Horten-Arena.

March 15, 2026

From: apa/det

Klagenfurt secured a 3-0 victory five days after Jordan Murray collapsed and was resuscitated following a cardiac arrest. The goals in front of 4.400 fans were scored by Nolan Moyle (25th minute), Nick Petersen (55th minute), and Simeon Schwinger (59th minute/EN).

Murray is now in a regular ward at the Klagenfurt hospital, where he is recovering alongside his partner and his parents, who traveled from Canada. Several teammates have also visited the 33-year-old in recent days.

Major message from the hospital

Before Sunday's game, he addressed the KAC fans with a written message, thanking them for their overwhelming support and the life-saving intervention of the doctors in the arena. He said he was on the road to recovery and hoped to be able to leave the hospital sometime next week.

Jordan Murray collapsed on the ice.

The second game of the best-of-seven series against Fehervar will take place on Tuesday in Hungary. The other three quarterfinal series will already be playing their fourth games by then.