Avangard Omsk defenceman Alexei Emelin is scheduled to undergo a liver transplant after being diagnosed with acute liver failure Tuesday, per Russia’s Sports Express.

Emelin has been transferred to the Sklifosovsky Research Institute in Moscow, where he is in intensive care. pic.twitter.com/IpFRfi4FPj

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