TORONTO, May 21 (UPI) -- Coach Pat Quinn, whose Toronto Maple Leafs hosted Carolina Tuesday night in Game Three of their NHL Eastern Conference finals, was taken to a hospital earlier in the day for tests after complaining of pain near his heart.
Doctors kept Quinn, 59, in the hospital overnight for monitoring.
"He has a chest condition," Dr. Darrell Ogilvie-Harris, the Toronto team doctor, said. "His condition is stable and he's going to stay in the hospital overnight for monitoring. We hope that he'll be out tomorrow.
"He had no choice. It was medically essential that he remain there. We wanted to observe him and make sure it's safe to return."
The doctor said the situation is "not life-threatening."
"He's not going to die from this, but we'd like to make sure he's medically stable," he said. "Hopefully he'll be out tomorrow and that means he'll be ready for Thursday's game. But it depends on the tests and investigations."
Quinn, who also serves as the Maple Leafs' general manager, underwent blood tests in Raleigh, N.C., the day after Game One against the Carolina Hurricanes
after complaining of shortness of breath and difficulty sleeping.
Quinn, who also has been the coach of Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Vancouver, responded to questions regarding his health after Game Two by saying he felt fine.
Assistant Coach Rick Ley, who replaced Quinn as coach in Vancouver, will guide the Maple Leafs in his absence.
