SALT LAKE CITY — Montreal Canadiens forward Emil Heineman will be sidelined for three to four weeks after he was involved in a pedestrian accident Monday afternoon in Utah.
The Canadiens are in Salt Lake City, where they face the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday.
The team said Heineman suffered an "upper body" injury in the accident. Marcus Isaksson, the player's agent, told Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet that Heineman hurt his wrist when he was struck by a car.
Salt Lake City police received a report about a collision involving a pedestrian at 2:55 p.m. on Monday.
Detective Dalton Beebe said in an email the area was checked for the person who filed the report, and the pedestrian involved, but neither were located.
Police later received information from a nearby business which said it had information likely associated with the crash. Officers eventually learned the pedestrian was a Canadiens' player.
The team identified the player as Heineman, who "did not show any signs of serious injuries and was being attended to by team doctors," Beebe wrote.
Salt Lake police identified all parties involved in the incident, and that Utah Highway Patrol was investigating.
The 23-year-old Heineman, in his rookie season with Montreal, has 10 goals and seven assists in 41 games.
The left-winger was acquired by the Canadiens from the Calgary Flames in 2022, along with Tyler Pitlick, a conditional first-round pick, and a fifth-round pick in the 2023 draft, in exchange for forward Tyler Toffoli.
He was selected in the second round, 43rd overall, by the Florida Panthers in the 2020 NHL Draft.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 14, 2025
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