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Montreal Canadiens rookie Emil Heineman was deed by a car portion walking downtown successful Salt Lake City, Utah, connected Monday.
Heineman, 23, is expected to miss 3 to 4 weeks with an upper-body wounded suffered from the incident.
The Canadiens were successful municipality to play the Utah Hockey Club, who they bushed 5-3 connected Tuesday.
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Salt Lake City constabulary said successful a quality merchandise they received a 911 telephone astir 3 p.m. Monday, and officers were dispatched to the country and checked the country but could not find the pedestrian oregon the passerby who reported the incident.
Police said officers received accusation aboriginal successful the evening from a adjacent business, which said it had info apt associated with the crash.
After discovering that Heineman was the pedestrian, constabulary said the Swedish hockey subordinate did not amusement immoderate signs of superior injuries and was being attended to by squad doctors.
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It was not instantly wide what Heineman’s wounded was.
Police identified each parties progressive and said they could not merchandise immoderate further details. The Utah Highway Patrol is investigating.
Heineman played 4 games past play with the Canadiens, and has go a regular this season, playing 41 games this season.
Heineman is 3rd among rookies successful goals scored with 10 this season, on with having 7 assists.
The left-winger was a second-round prime by the Florida Panthers successful 2020 who was traded to Calgary Flames successful 2021 and to Montreal successful '22.
The Canadiens' adjacent crippled is connected the roadworthy against the Dallas Stars connected Thursday astatine 8 p.m. ET.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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