Category Archives: Injury

Eric Staal Suffers Knee Injury at World Championships

 The Carolina Hurricane’s Eric Staal was on the receiving end of a vicious knee-on-knee hit from Vancouver’s Alex Edler during today’s match between Canada and Sweden at the World Championships. The extent of the injury is unknown at this time,…


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Pekka Rinne Out Four Months After Hip Procedure

 According to Joshua Cooper of The Tennessean, Pekka Rinne underwent hip surgery on his left hip Wednesday (May 8). The procedure is similar in nature to the surgery that both Niklas Backstrom and Tim Thomas have had performed. The recovery…


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Jonathan Quick Undergoes Minor Surgical Procedure

 In an effort to repair a disc fragment and remove an inflammatory cyst, Jonathan Quick had a minor surgical procedure done. His recovery time is expected to be a minimum of six weeks. Source: Lisa Dillman, Lisa Dillman For more…


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Jimmy Howard – Out With a Broken Finger

 Red Wings starting goaltender Jimmy Howard suffered a broken finger in last night’s shootout victory over the Vancouver Canucks. According to Joey Slagter of mlive.com, Howard will sit out the remaining two games of the road trip and then be…


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