Injury Report
Oilers Options to Replace Sekera on Defense
August 15th, 2018 It's a quiet mid-August afternoon for most clubs around the NHL, but the Edmonton Oilers and their fanbase caught a bad break. The club announced that defenseman Andrej Sekera will be out indefinitely after an off-season training injury that resulted in a torn...
Victor Hedman Sidelined for 3-6 Weeks
January 12th, 2018 The Tampa Bay Lightning were dealt a devastating blow on Friday - one day after Victor Hedman left the team’s 5-1 loss to the Calgary Flames with an apparent injury - announcing that the all-star defenceman will be sidelined three to six weeks with a lower body...
Oilers Set to Activate Sekera from Injured Reserve
December 20th, 2017 When Edmonton Oilers defenseman Andrej Sekera went down with a torn ACL last spring, he was given a six-to-nine month recovery timeline. The worst case scenario was that he wouldn't be ready to play until February. If you read a lot of the analytics, Edmonton's defense is...
Slepyshev's Injury Creates Opportunities in Training Camp
September 8th, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers haven't officially begun training camp and have already lost forward Anton Slepyshev to injury. The 23-year-old will miss camp due to an ankle injury he sustained this week. Slepyshev was competing for one of the top nine spots in the Oilers...
Injuries Impacting Bruins Playoff Hopes
April 17th, 2017 Advancing through the rigorous rounds of the NHL playoff ladder is one of the most difficult tasks in professional sports. A fully healthy and talented team experiences plenty of ups and downs on their bruising march to the Stanley Cup. The Boston Bruins' slightly above...
Maple Leafs Injury Update: Who's Playoff Ready?
April 13th, 2017 The Toronto Maple Leafs were one of the healthiest teams in the NHL this season. So it was only fitting that the Leafs had three injuries in the last two games of the season right before the start of the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Leafs sustained a few injuries over...
Maple Leafs Injury Update: Andersen Day-To-Day
March 28th, 2017 Many teams in the NHL are entirely dependent on their goaltending. They live and die by their goalie, so to speak. A team could lose any one of its star players, but the worst thing that could happen would be to lose its starting goalie to injury. And on Saturday night...
Mark Stone Has a Concussion
September 25th, 2016 Ottawa Senators forward Mark Stone is starting training camp on the shelf. Coach Guy Boucher disclosed Saturday that Stone is dealing with a concussion and will be held out of training camp. The team gave no timeline for his return, saying only that his progress "will be...
Cody Eakin Suffers Lower-Body Injury
September 24th, 2016 Dallas Stars center Cody Eakin suffered a lower-body injury Friday during the team's first day of training camp, reports Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News. Eakin will sit out of Saturday's practice, but the injury is "not expected to be serious." He joins a...
Ladislav Smid Will Miss Entire 2016-17 Season
September 23rd, 2016 Calgary Flames defenseman Ladislav Smid has consistently battled a neck injury over the last couple seasons. Flames general manager Brad Treliving announced Thursday that Smid will sit out the entire 2016-17 season recovering from that neck injury. Smid only saw 22...
Zach Werenski to Miss First Week of Camp
September 22nd, 2016 The Columbus Blue Jacket's 2015 first-round draft pick (eighth overall) Zach Werenski is expected to miss the first week of training camp due to a groin injury, according to Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch. The 6-foot-1, 19-year-old defenseman had an outstanding...
David Clarkson Fails Physical, Will Miss Start of Training Camp
September 22nd, 2016 Columbus Blue Jackets winger David Clarkson will not be joining the team when training camp opens on Friday. President of hockey operations John Davidson announced during Wednesday's media day that Clarkson failed his physical due to chronic lower back pain. "Last season...
Wild Injury Update: Olofsson, Anas, Lang
September 21st, 2016 The Minnesota Wild are set to have an interesting training camp this year, with a couple of prospects legitimately poised to contend for a roster spot. However, the team may start training camp down a couple of prospects after they suffered injuries at the Traverse City...
