Update on Bob Cornell

Press release issued by the Brandon Wheat Kings on Tuesday, at 2 p.m.:

Bob Cornell, a former owner and governor of the Brandon Wheat Kings, was seriously injured in a car accident 40 miles west of Green Bay, Wis., Monday morning.

Cornell was admitted to intensive care at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay on Monday, after suffering a heart attack while on his way home from Sunday’s National Football League game between the Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers.

A longtime fixture on western Manitoba’s golfing scene, Cornell was driving a car that was carrying three passengers. Conditions and details on the other passengers have not been released.

Cornell was the 2007 winner of the Western Hockey League Governors Award, which is presented annually to individuals who through their outstanding achievements, both in the game and in service to the league, have contributed to the overall growth and development of the WHL.

Cornell first became involved with the Wheat Kings as a part-owner in 1974. After saving the franchise from moving in the mid-'80s, Cornell partnered with current Wheat Kings owner Kelly McCrimmon from 1992-2001 before selling his interests to McCrimmon in 2001.

A retired businessmen, Cornell splits his time between Manitoba and Marco Island, Fla.