Forward Emil Heineman will miss three to four weeks of activities, the Canadian said on Tuesday. The 23-year-old Swede “was the victim of a road accident as a pedestrian,” the team said. He thus injured his “upper body”.
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The Habs are currently in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they will face the local club in the evening. No additional details have yet been released regarding the accident suffered by Heineman, who trained with his teammates on Monday.
-Playing his first full season in the NHL, the winger has so far scored 10 goals in 42 games, third among the CH. His 17 points also give him seventh place in the league among rookies.
Head coach Martin St-Louis will meet with media representatives this Tuesday at 2 p.m. Quebec time.