Injury - Hockey Wiretap

Phaneuf Out 'Week-To-Week' With Injury

Feb 1, 2015 2:21 AM

The Maple Leafs announced Monday that their top defenseman Dion Phaneuf would be out "week to week" with an upper-body injury.

Phaneuf fought twice just before the break, and the injury may have occurred during either fight, according to an ESPN.com report.

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Islanders' Okposo Out With Upper-Body Injury

Feb 8, 2015 12:49 AM

Islanders winger Kyle Okposo is expected to miss six to eight weeks with an upper-body injury, according to several reports.

Okposo, 26, who scored a career-high 27 goals in 2013-14, has 14 goals and 44 points through 46 games this season for the Isles.

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Bobrovsky To Miss Four To Six Weeks

Feb 7, 2015 2:26 AM

The Blue Jackets have placed goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 21 and said the former Vezina Trophy winner will be out the next four to six weeks with a groin injury, according to an ESPN.com report.

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Crosby Receives Injection To Deal With Injury

Jan 27, 2015 6:01 PM

Penguins captain Sidney Crsoby has received an injection to deal with an unspecified lower-body injury, according to an ESPN.com report.

The team said Friday that Crosby was injured during a loss to Montreal on Jan. 10. He tried to play through it but opted for further treatment. Crsoby will miss this weekend's All-Star Game. He will miss Tuesday's game against Winnipeg but could return when the Penguins play at Washington on Wednesday.

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Sidney Crosby Will Miss All-Star Game

Jan 27, 2015 6:01 PM

Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford announced on Thursday that captain Sidney Crosby will miss the All-Star Game with a lower-body injury.

Crosby joins Penguins teammate Evgeni Malkin in resting due to injuries during the All-Star break, with Malkin also withdrawing because of a lower-body injury. 

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Kris Versteeg Could Miss More Time

Jan 26, 2015 2:22 PM

Blackhawks forward Kris Versteeg could miss more time than the original timetable of four weeks due to a hand fracture, coach Joel Quenneville said on Wednesday.

Versteeg suffered a metacarpal fracture in his left hand when he was struck by a puck during the Winter Classic on Jan. 1. He underwent surgery on Jan. 6 to stabilize the fracture and was expected to miss four weeks.

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Matt Carle To Undergo Surgery

Jan 24, 2015 10:10 PM

The Lightning today announced that defenseman Matt Carle will undergo surgery to repair torn adductor muscles in his lower abdomen on Tuesday. The procedure will be performed in Philadelphia by Dr. William Meyers.  Carle is expected to miss 6-8 weeks.

 

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Pekka Rinne To Miss Three To Five Weeks

Jan 20, 2015 1:04 PM

Preators goaltender Pekka Rinne will miss the next three to five weeks with a sprained knee, the team announced.

The Predators initially announced Rinne would miss the team's next three games as well as the All-Star Game in Columbus, Ohio, because of the injury but updated the time he would miss later Thursday after the Finnish goaltender met with the team doctor.

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Red Wings Place Johan Franzen On IR

Jan 16, 2015 1:57 AM

The Red Wings have placed forward Johan Franzen on injured reserve because of an upper-body issue, according to an ESPN.com report.

The 35-year-old Franzen has seven goals and 15 assists in 33 games this season. He did not play Wednesday night in Detroit's win at Calgary.

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Kris Versteeg Likely To Miss A Month

Jan 16, 2015 1:52 AM

Blackhawks forward Kris Versteeg is expected to miss about a month with an upper-body injury, coach Joel Quenneville said on Saturday.

Quenneville said it was doubtful Versteeg would require surgery.

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Leafs Place Lupul On IR; Recall McKegg From Marlies
Joffrey Lupul has nine goals in 26 games for the Leafs this season.

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