The UNLV hockey team without a doubt already experienced its biggest win of the season. And, it came off the ice.

The team’s 28-year-old assistant coach, Nick Robone, was shot in the chest during the Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas on Sunday night. Lucky for him, he was with his younger brother, Anthony Robone, 25, who is a paramedic.

According to Sports Illustrated, Nick was bleeding from his mouth after being shot, and Anthony picked his brother up in search of cover, provided dressing to the wound and then carried Nick to find an ambulance.

“They moved northeast, dashing through the dark. Several police cars were parked along East Reno Avenue, but they saw no officers,” Alex Prewitt wrote. “Anthony looked at Tufano. “We’re going to steal a cop car,” he said, but every door was locked. Finally, further down the road, Anthony spied two officers. He identified himself as a firefighter and requested an ambulance. “And,” Anthony said, “I need any EMS equipment you have.”

Officers gave Anthony a basic first-aid kit, and along with a friend and fellow paramedic, they made an air-tight dressing by utilizing the plastic around the Band-Aid box, covering the wound and securing it with bandages.

Nick was transported to the hospital, and although Anthony wanted to go with his brother, he opted to stay behind in order to help other victims of the mass shooting.

“Everyone helped everyone,” Anthony told Sports Illustrated. “The selflessness that occurred that night…it makes me proud to live here. It was unreal.”

Meanwhile, Nick was in the operating room for three hours to have two bullet fragments removed from his left lat. He was sedated for 36 hours after surgery, but is awake now. Doctors say it will take six months before he returns to 100%

A friend started a GoFundMe page for Nick, which has a goal of $75,000 to help relieve the financial burden from ongoing medical care. At the time of this writing, more than $52,000 has been raised.

As for Nick’s return to the ice, that will happen as his condition improves. He’s already standing and walking, according to KTNV reporter Tom George.

 

 

And, as for Anthony, it’s ordinary people like him, stepping up in times of crisis, who make the world a better place to live in.