The Chicago Blackhawks star Taylor Hall is set to undergo surgery to repair his right knee and will miss the rest of the season as a result, the team announced on Thursday. Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson confirmed that the five-time NHL All-Star suffered an ACL injury.
“He’s very disappointed,” Richardson commented. “But it just came from [an] accumulation of a bunch of little injuries in the game and even in practice the other day. It just became unstable that we have to fix that now.” Hall was injured when taking a hit by Tampa Bay Lightning’s Michael Eyssimont during the Blackhawks’ 5-3 win on November 9.
Hall’s absence will prove to be a major setback for the Blackhawks, given that the former Hart Trophy winner has scored two goals and four assists in 10 games. The Blackhawks entered Thanksgiving with a 5-12-0 record.
