Canada’s Alexis Lafreniere to return to lineup against Slovakia after suffering knee injury at world juniors Globe_Sports
Canada's Alexis Lafreniere, who missed the last two games with a knee injury, takes a shot during practice at the World Junior Hockey Championships, in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Jan. 1, 2020.Alexis Lafreniere started by weaving back and forth on the edges of his skates.
“It’s pretty shocking,” Canadian centre Ty Dellandrea said before the star winger was given the final all-clear. “To make a turnaround this quick and be back and skating like he was, we’re all excited.” The 18-year-old from Saint-Eustache, Que., who scored the winner and added three assists in a tournament-opening 6-4 victory over the United States on Boxing Day, has 23 goals and 70 points in 32 games with the Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League this season.“He looked pretty good,” Canadian forward Dylan Cozens said. “It’s pretty scary every time you see someone go down. Then you find out where he was injured.
There might have been a temptation to hold its top talent out against the Slovaks – clearly the weakest of the eight teams still vying for gold – and save him for a potential semi-final rematch with Russia, but Canada and Lafreniere’s camp were clearly comfortable he isn’t risking further injury by returning now.
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