The Four Nations Face-Off kicked off last night with Team Canada defeating Team Sweden 4-3 in overtime. Despite the win Team Canada suffered a loss on the blue line as defenseman Shea Theodore suffered a wrist injury. Theodore suffered the injury when his arm got crunched against the glass on a hit by Team Sweden’s Adrian Kempe. Theodore went down the tunnel and got X-rays. Team Canada Head Coach Jon Cooper said Theodore would be out for the remainder of the Four Nations Face-Off. Cooper said following the game “That’s a tough one to swallow.”
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It is unclear the severity of the injury and if he will miss any time for the Vegas Golden Knights when the regular season resumes. Team Canada will now have six defensemen. Travis Sanheim will slide into the lineup. Team Canada can’t add another defenseman unless they suffer another injury. They can call the backup and let them know they may be added later on. Theodore had 6:59 TOI in nine shift last night.
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Shea Theodore
Theodore is in his tenth season. In 552 career games, he has 354 points on 78 goals and 276 assists. He is a career plus 78 and has recorded 655 blocked shots and 185 hits. This season with Vegas in 55 games he has 48 points on seven goals and 41 assists. He is a plus-ten and has 69 blocked shots and five hits.
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