Montreal Canadiens rookie winger Emil Heineman was struck by a automobile as a pedestrian Monday night time in Utah and can miss three to 4 weeks with an harm he sustained within the accident.
The staff stated the 23-year-old Swede had an “upper-body injury,” whereas his agent, Marcus Isaksson, informed Swedish outlet Aftonbladet that Heineman suffered a wrist harm.
Montreal was in Salt Lake Metropolis on Monday forward of its sport towards the Utah Hockey Membership on Tuesday night time.
Heineman is in his first full NHL season after a four-game cameo with the Canadiens final season.
He has 17 factors (10 objectives, seven assists) in 41 video games this season, together with three power-play objectives. He has the third-most objectives and seventh-most factors amongst rookies.
Heineman lately had an eight-game stretch from Dec, 17 to Jan. 3 by which he had 4 objectives and 4 assists.
Initially chosen by the Panthers within the second spherical of the 2020 NHL Draft, Heineman’s rights have been traded to the Flames in 2021 within the Sam Bennett deal whereas he was nonetheless taking part in for Leksands within the Swedish Hockey League.
His rights have been then traded to the Canadiens in 2022, and he spent most of final season taking part in for Montreal’s AHL affiliate in Laval.
The Canadiens, now of their fourth season with ex-Ranger Martin St. Louis behind the bench, entered Tuesday with 44 factors in 42 video games, two factors behind the Blue Jackets for the second wild-card spot within the Japanese Convention.
