The Vancouver Canucks announced Thursday they have put defenceman Filip Hronek on the long-term injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 27.
The move comes two days after Vancouver general manager Patrik Allvin said Hronek will be out about eight weeks after undergoing a successful lower-body procedure.
Allvin added that the 27-year-old will not require surgery on his upper-body injury.
The last update given on Hronek's status came last Friday when Vancouver head coach Rick Tocchet told reporters that the right-shot defenceman was still being evaluated for an upper-body injury and didn't have a timeline for a return.
Hronek sustained the injury in the final minute of a loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins last week. He went shoulder-first into the end boards after a hit from defenceman Jack St. Ivany. He left the ice and was favouring his right shoulder.
It is unclear when the lower-body ailment occurred.
"I think when you play in this league long enough, whether it's as a player or as a coach, you're going to have adversity and you've got to come together as a group," Tocchet said amid Vancouver's injury woes. "It's a committee thing. You can't take it upon yourself as an individual to take over the team type of thing."
Hronek has one goal and eight assists while averaging over 23 minutes of ice time over 21 games this season. He signed an eight-year, $58 million contract extension with the Canucks in June.
Playing in his seventh NHL season — and third with Vancouver — Hronek has formed an elite partnership with Quinn Hughes on the Canucks blue-line.
— With files from the Canadian Press
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