Bad news from Malley: Swedish LHC defender Lawrence Pilut was injured during training. He is expected to miss between seven and nine months of competition.
His smile lit up the aisles of the Vaudoise Arena last season, he will be missed by the Lausanne defensive brigade: the Swede Lawrence Pilut, 28, tore an Achilles tendon during spring training in his home country. origin. He should miss between seven and nine months of competition, an eternity for the Vaudois club which is losing a pillar of its defensive contingent here. Is the loss of a player at the beginning of June bad timing for the construction of next season?
Lawrence Pilut, who arrived straight from North America last season, had a full season in the LHC. He played 71 matches for 33 points, including the play-offs. He also wore the Top Scorer jersey a few times. With his smile and his desire to play, he is appreciated by his teammates, his staff and the supporters.
LHC co-captain Michael Raffl experienced a similar situation at the start of last season. However, he supported his team closely, during training and in the stands. The LHC sports director hopes for a similar situation for Lawrence Pilut.
The Vaudois club therefore announces that it is looking for another foreign defender to compensate for this absence. Remember that the LHC has already activated eight foreign licenses (out of the ten possible per exercise) for next season: David Sklenička and Lawrence Pilut in defense; Robin Kovacs, Janne Kuokkanen, Ahti Oksanen, Lauri Pajuniemi, Michael Raffl and Antti Suomela in attack. Does the announcement of the future engagement of a new foreigner under contract modify the LHC’s strategy on the market for non-Swiss reinforcements?
