Calvin de Haan On Thursday, six months after shoulder surgery, the Chicago Blackhawks participated in phase 2 voluntary workouts for the first time.
The defender missed the first two games of the season after an operation on his right shoulder on May 21, 2019 at the Carolina Hurricanes. He underwent surgery on the same shoulder on December 27 after being injured in a 1-5 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on December 10. De Haan should miss the rest of the NHL season before being interrupted on March 12 due to concerns about the corona virus.
Stan Bowman, general manager of Blackhawks, said on June 11 that he expected de Haan to be ready for the training camp that is part of phase 3 of the NHL Return to Play plan, which is expected to begin on July 10.
The Blackhawks (32-30-8, .514 points percent), number 12 in the Western Conference, play number 5, the Edmonton Oilers (37-25-9, .585) in one of eight best-of-5 -Stanley Cup qualifiers when phase 4 begins at a time to be determined.
Coach Jeremy Colliton said on June 11 that it would be great to get the 29-year-old back.
“Hopefully everything will go to his health,” said Colliton. “The games he played were stable over there. He plays a hard game. He is not overly physical, but he makes contact, he is very direct, makes simple games with the puck and can also play games outside of the blue Make a line. It’s a little bridge between the young group and the group that was here and that’s a good thing. He can help new people adapt because he’s a new man too. We’d like to get him back. “
defender Connor Murphy, who had teamed up with de Haan earlier in the season, said: “You see what the boys go through with injuries during the season and how much hard work they are trying to come back even if they knew at the time that they don’t go. ” a great chance to come back during the regular standard season if it ended in early April. Having the chance to play with ‘Haaner’ and knowing what impact he had at the beginning of the year was so great. I’m just really happy for him. “
defender Adam Boqvist, Olli Määttä and forward David fight also joined the Blackhawks for volunteer workouts this week.
De Haan scored six points (one goal, five assists) and an average of 29:55 ice age in 29 games this season for the Blackhawks, who acquired him in a trade with the Hurricanes on June 24, 2019.
Photo courtesy of Taylor Wilder / Chicago Blackhawks
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