Andreas Athanasiou's time in the AHL takes a horrible turn with medical update from the Chicago Blackhawks
After Andreas Athanasiou was shipped to the AHL, he went to work quickly and scored 28 seconds into his first shift on the ice.
Now, after his run in the AHL has started off with a bang, now the troubles start again.
Athanasiou would play 3 games in Rockford, scoring 2 points before being injured, according to Ben Pope of the CST it is a wrist injury.
The circumstances surrounding Athanasiou are tough given he had just returned from an injury that affected him last season.
He only played 28 games in 2023-2024 due to a groin injury and saw him score 9 points( 2 G, 7 A).
Recall from February of last season:
While the severity of the injury has yet to be determined this just puts another obstacle in Athanasiou's eventual return to the NHL.
This season he only played 8 games(3 in the AHL) and has accumulated 2 points( 2 G ) in that period.
There's been speculation that his time in the AHL wouldn't be for long, but Richardson's statement on Athanasiou sounded resolute about the winger's game.
It's a tough break for Athanasiou who was healthy and ready to go and like the majority of Blackhawks at this point in time, have dealt with some kind of offensive slump.
We wish him well in his recovery, hopefully short and sweet, and will return to the Blackhawks organization when healthy again.
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