Much to the chagrin of hockey fans yearning for information on NHL player injuries, teams remain steadfast in keeping such details close to the vest if they say anything at all.
Many Maple Leafs fans were pulling out their hair wondering why forward William Nylander missed three playoff games with an undisclosed injury. The demand for specifics was also strong on the West Coast when Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko’s injury status changed from day-to-day to week-to-week. “When an injury occurs in a Stanley Cup playoff game, a club spokesperson must notify the media of the approximate location, nature, and severity of the injury as soon as possible,” the regulations say. “Except to the extent that the club determines that such disclosure may jeopardize the player’s physical wellbeing if and when the player returns to play, in which case the club is entitled to provide a more general overview of the player’s injury status.
Expect the nebulous descriptions to continue for the next three rounds this spring and into the future. The NHL and many of its teams have partnered with sports betting operators in recent years, but there doesn’t seem to have been a push for adjustments. “I know that it’s been for years now where it’s upper body or lower body and that’s it, and I don’t really understand the need for the press to know more details than that,” said Oilers defenceman Mattias Ekholm. “If you can’t go, you can’t go.”
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