(above) DU's Patrick Wiercioch will visit with the Ottawa Senators team doctors todayphoto credit: Leanna Lofte
From: Ottawa Sun
by Don Brennan
The University of Denver's Patrick Wiercioch's dream of playing for Team Canada in the World Junior Championships over Christmas Break were ended yesterday by Team Canada doctors. The defending world junior champs yesterday sent Wiercioch home from their selection camp in Regina when the highly regarded Senators prospect showed up with a pre-existing knee injury.
Tyler Cuma, the Ottawa 67’s captain who suffered a knee injury at last year’s selection camp, was overlooked when the invitations were sent out this time around. But apparently, he was first in line in case of an emergency.
“I’m overjoyed at getting another opportunity to try out again,” Cuma said yesterday from Regina. “This time around, I want to make sure I do my best to stick with the team. It’s unfortunate for the player who was let go, but it’s a chance for myself and I need to seize it.”
Wiercioch, who played Friday for the University of Denver, against Minnesota-Duluth, has been playing through what’s believed to be damage to his MCL. He will join the Ottawa Senators in Toronto today, then fly to Ottawa back to the capital with them to be examined by team doctors.
“Cuma’s very worthy of an invite to this camp,” said Hockey Canada scout Al Murray, “but it’s very crushing for Patrick Wiercioch not to be able to continue.”
by Don Brennan
The University of Denver's Patrick Wiercioch's dream of playing for Team Canada in the World Junior Championships over Christmas Break were ended yesterday by Team Canada doctors. The defending world junior champs yesterday sent Wiercioch home from their selection camp in Regina when the highly regarded Senators prospect showed up with a pre-existing knee injury.
Tyler Cuma, the Ottawa 67’s captain who suffered a knee injury at last year’s selection camp, was overlooked when the invitations were sent out this time around. But apparently, he was first in line in case of an emergency.
“I’m overjoyed at getting another opportunity to try out again,” Cuma said yesterday from Regina. “This time around, I want to make sure I do my best to stick with the team. It’s unfortunate for the player who was let go, but it’s a chance for myself and I need to seize it.”
Wiercioch, who played Friday for the University of Denver, against Minnesota-Duluth, has been playing through what’s believed to be damage to his MCL. He will join the Ottawa Senators in Toronto today, then fly to Ottawa back to the capital with them to be examined by team doctors.
“Cuma’s very worthy of an invite to this camp,” said Hockey Canada scout Al Murray, “but it’s very crushing for Patrick Wiercioch not to be able to continue.”
8 comments:
That's sad. I wanted to cheer for him on Team Canada. :(
Hope he can get healthy over the Christmas Break. DU needs him this season and towards the playoffs.
I love watching this guy play. Can't wait to see him on the ice next November playing against Matt Carle or Stasney....Him being with the Sens' Doctors, with none of the DU Coaches there....reminds me of the scene in Star Wars when the Jedi Council sends Anniken to go spy on the Chancellor, which ultimately leads to him being brainwashed and turning to the dark side.... LOL... you have to wonder.... will jewels and gold be dangled before him up there???? LOL
Bummer for Patrick......I wonder how this impacts his DU future?
Better hope he get's healthy now because he will be playing in the NHL next season.
The bad part for DU is PAddy may sit the rest of the year so that knee heals. The Sens probably dont want him screwing it up any more.
“Over a month ago, he suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee in the finale against the University of Alaska-Anchorage on November 7th.”
How can that be? Isn’t that the hit Suze said never happened?
Earlier I had stated that the injury was to his right knee, due to newspaper reports the day after the injuries. According to today's Denver Post, both injuries were to his left knee.
"Wiercioch is recovering from a strained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, originally suffered Nov. 7 and aggravated Dec. 5."
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