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Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek out at least 'a few weeks' with lower-body injury

Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek has been placed on injured reserve due to a lower-body injury and is expected to miss a few weeks, according to Coach John Hynes.
Kirill Kaprizov has been out for an extended period and will be sidelined longer than initially expected, as reported by The Athletic.
The Wild, already dealing with injuries, are currently third in the Central Division as they face challenges with player availability.
Jakub Lauko has been activated from injured reserve to replace Eriksson Ek on the roster, as noted by the Minnesota Wild.

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Associated Press News

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Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek out at least 'a few weeks' with lower-body injury

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild first-line center Joel Eriksson Ek was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday with a lower-body injury, and the team announced his status as week-to-week.

6 days ago·United States

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Inforum

Wild's Kirill Kaprizov isn’t close, and Joel Eriksson Ek is on injured reserve

Superstar’s recovery expected to take longer than anticipated

6 days ago·Fargo, United States

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Pioneer Press

Kirill Kaprizov isn’t close, and Joel Eriksson Ek is on injured reserve

How is Kirill Kaprizov’s recovery from surgery coming along? As Elton John once sang, “It’s gonna be a long, long time.” Or at least longer than the Wild had hoped. That was the official word that came down from the Minnesota Wild this week. Kaprizov’s recovery from the lower body injury that has limited the Russian superstar to just three games since Christmas is taking longer than originally anticipated, although the team still expects him bac…

6 days ago·Saint Paul, United States

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ESPN

Wild's Eriksson Ek to IR after practice injury

Joel Eriksson Ek suffered a lower-body injury in practice on Monday and was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.

6 days ago·United States

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Aftonbladet

New setback for Eriksson Ek — could be gone for a long time

Joel Eriksson Ek, 28, is injured again. Minnesota Wild's star Swede is now in danger of being gone for a long time. — It's unfortunate for “Ecky” and it's unfortunate f

7 days ago·Stockholm, Sweden

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Last Word on Sports

Minnesota Wild Lose Another Vital Forward to Injury

The Minnesota Wild have lost another key forward due to a lower-body injury. News emerged that veteran forward Joel Eriksson Ek is out injured on a week-to-week basis. This is after the Swede suffered an injury in practice on Monday. Updated Joel Eriksson Ek story, by @joesmithnhl.bsky.social and mewww.nytimes.com/athletic/615… — Michael Russo (@russohockey.bsky.social) 2025-02-25T17:13:36.905Z Minnesota Wild Forward Joel Eriksson Ek Out Week-t…

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