Vitek Vanecek is ruled week-to-week after he suffered a fractured cheek from an errant puck on Dec. 17.
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Vanecek broke his cheek. Warsofsky says he’s week-to-week. #SJSharks
— Max Miller (@Real_Max_Miller) December 28, 2024
“It’s frustrating. You feel for him and what happened, and just how flukey it was, but it happened,” Warsofsky said. “That’s the card we were dealt, and we know [Vitek] is going to work extremely hard to get back and help our hockey team.”
Vanecek was the backup goalie against the Winnipeg Jets on Dec. 17, and a puck was deflected off a stick. The puck flew into the bench and hit the goalie in the head.
I went back and looked and here’s what happened. Right after the goal a puck was deflected out and went right on the #SJSharks bench and hit Vanecek. 🎥: @NBCSSharks pic.twitter.com/97tiXu9UZz
— Max Miller (@Real_Max_Miller) December 18, 2024
Forward Klim Kostin was activated from injured reserve on Friday, and Vanecek was moved to IR in a similar move. Kostin will return to the Sharks lineup against the Calgary Flames tonight.
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