The Montreal Canadiens have bad news to announce today as Rafael Harvey-Pinard has a broken leg and required surgery to the injury. His surgery was successful and took place yesterday. Furthermore, the news release goes on to say that his expected recovery time is around four months’ time.
Therefore, it is likely that Harvey-Pinard will miss some hockey in the fall due to the injury. The Montreal Canadiens Forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard Has a Leg Injury that Required Surgery L’attaquant Rafaël Harvey-Pinard a subi jeudi une intervention chirurgicale à la suite d’une fracture à une jambe. La période de convalescence prévue pour l'ailier de 25 ans est d’une durée de quatre mois.
Forward Rafaël Harvey-Pinard underwent successful surgery on Thursday...
pic.twitter.com/3MdlacZbks — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) July 26, 2024 Rafael Harvey-Pinard endured a difficult sophomore NHL season in 2023-24 with the Montreal Canadiens.
He had a couple big injuries, and only suited up for 45 games. He was unable to reproduce a successful 2022-23 rookie campaign. That year he split time between the AHL’s Laval Rocket and the big club in Montreal.
With Laval, he had 31 points in 40 games, to earn his callup to the show. Moreover, when he played with Montreal, he was on somewhat of a hot streak. In 34 games, he scored 14 goals.
What Does it Mean for Player and Team? The one positive for Harvey-Pinard in 2023-24, is that when he played hockey, it was with only Montr.