Montreal Canadiens forward Emil Heineman struck and injured by vehicle
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Montreal Canadien forward Emil Heineman was struck and hit by a vehicle on Monday and will be out around a month.
Montreal Canadien forward Emil Heineman was struck and hit by a vehicle on Monday.
The Canadiens announced on Tuesday that he sustained upper body injuries and that he will be out for three to four weeks.
The collision occured in Utah where the team is playing on Tuesday night.
No further information on the incident was provided by the team and Salt Lake City Police had no information available when contacted by CTV News on Tuesday morning.
The Habs traded Tyler Toffoli to the Calgary Flames in 2022 for Heineman along with Tyler Pitlick, a first-round pick (who became Filip Mesar), and a fifth-round pick in 2023 (Yevgeni Volokhin).
The Florida Panthers drafted Heineman 43rd overall in the 2020 NHL draft.
With files from The Canadian Press
