Spurgeon, Minnesota Wild and Injured Reserve

Wild Place Jared Spurgeon On Injured Reserve
PAUL - The Minnesota Wild announced on Monday that they have placed defenseman Jared Spurgeon on the Injured Reserve list. Spurgeon, 35, suffered a lower-body injury against the Nashville Predators after Zachary L'Heureux slew-footed him.
Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon out multiple weeks after getting injured on slew-foot
General manager Bill Guerin called Spurgeon “week to week” without going into further specifics about the injury other than confirming surgery will not be required.
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Even though he is not deemed a "repeat offender" by the NHL, at only 21 years old, L'Heureux has been suspended 11 times at lower levels.
Wild captain Jared Spurgeon’s scary injury will keep him sidelined for two to three weeks
The veteran defenseman was run into the end boards on a slew-foot by Nashville’s Zachary L’Heureux, who was suspended for three games.
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Coach John Hynes called it a “cheap hit” and “undisciplined” play, but didn’t have an official update on Spurgeon after the game. The NHL Department of Player Safety will surely look at the hit, which drew L’Heureux a match penalty. “It didn’t look good,” Hynes said.
Predators Zachary L'Heureux Suspended Three Games for Slew-Footing Wild Jared Spurgeon
The slew foot is undoubtedly the most dangerous play in hockey and as such, Nashville Predators forward Zachary L'Heureux will be taking some unpaid rest and relaxation time in the coming days. The NHL has issued the Nashville forward a three-game suspension for the nasty play he made on Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon Tuesday night.
Wild captain Jared Spurgeon to miss 'two to three weeks'
Captain Jared Spurgeon has avoided serious injury and will only miss two to three weeks with a lower-body injury, Wild hockey boss Bill Guerin told reporters Thursday.
Wild captain Jared Spurgeon will have MRI after ‘cheap hit’ sidelined him Tuesday
Chasing a puck to the left of Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson, Spurgeon was tripped from behind into the end boards by Predators rookie Zach L’Heureux. The Wild defenseman went legs-first into the wall and landed awkwardly. He required assistance to get off the ice.
'Cheap hit' sidelines Wild captain Jared Spurgeon
Chasing a puck to the left of Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson, Spurgeon was tripped from behind into the end boards by Predators rookie Zach L’Heureux. The Wild defenseman went legs-first into the wall and landed awkwardly. He required assistance to get off the ice.
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Already without leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov, the team did not see the defenseman return following a collision with a Predators rookie.
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Meanwhile, team captain Jared Spurgeon could miss significant time after he suffered an injury during Minnesota's 5-3 win ...
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Team captain Jared Spurgeon is the latest player to be sidelined, the victim of a dirty hit by Nashville's Zachary L'Heureux.