Some tough news for the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night as Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet is reporting that star forward Nico Hischier will miss the start of training camp. Friedman added that Hischier suffered a leg injury while training in Switzerland in early December.
The good news for the Devils and Hischier is that he will not require surgery, and the injury is not too serious, as at most he will miss a couple of weeks.
Some @NJDevils newsNico Hischier will not be on-ice for the start of camp on Jan. 1. He suffered a leg injury training in Switzerland in early December. Key is Hischier did not have surgery. The Devils do not consider this long-term; a matter of days/weeks.— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) December 30, 2020
Hischier, 21, was drafted in the first round, first overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. In 209 regular season games, Hischier has recorded 135 points (51 G, 84 A), 62 penalty minutes, and is a -6. In 5 career playoff games, he has 1 point (1 G), 0 penalty minutes, and is a -4.
Prior to turning pro, he spent a season in the QMJHL with the Halifax Mooseheads, where he had 86 points (38 G, 48 A), 24 penalty minutes, and was a +20 in 57 regular season games. In 6 playoff games, he tallied 7 points (3 G, 4 A), 0 penalty minutes, and was a +2.
Internationally, Hischier has represented Switzerland on multiple occasions, most recently at the 2019 IIHF World Hockey Championships. In 8 games, he put up 9 points (4 G, 5 A), 4 penalty minutes, and was a +3 as Switzerland finished eighth following a loss to Canada in the quarterfinals.
