Canada’s Shea Theodore to miss remainder of 4 Nations Face-Off with injury
Canada will have to tough out the rest of the 4 Nations Face-Off without one of their key blueliners.
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Canada will have to tough out the rest of the 4 Nations Face-Off without one of their key blueliners.
Head coach Jon Cooper told reporters that defenceman Shea Theodore will miss the remainder of the tournament after suffering an upper-body injury in the opening game against Sweden on Wednesday night.
Canada will not be able to add a replacement to the roster for the remainder of the tournament. Tournament rules dictate teams can only add more players if injuries deplete the roster below 18 skaters.
However, Canada brought a seventh defender to the tournament in Philadelphia Flyers blueliner Travis Sanheim, who was a healthy scratch against Sweden.
The injury occurred early in the second period after he took a hit from Swedish forward Adrian Kempe. The Vegas Golden Knights defenceman appeared to jam his shoulder into the boards on the hit and was seen clutching the area as he hobbled off the ice.
Canada’s medical staff attended to him on the bench before he eventually skated across the ice back to the team’s locker room.
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that, after exiting the game, Theodore went to get extra examinations on his right hand and wrist area.
He played 6:59 across nine shifts before exiting.
The 29-year-old has been an effective presence with the Golden Knights this season, tallying seven goals and a career-high 41 assists for 48 points in 55 games.
