Roberto Luongo Out With Fractured Rib
October 29, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Goalies, Injuries, NHL, News
After multiple reports said that Vancouver Canucks goaltender, Roberto Luongo, would be out of the lineup indefinitely, the team is relieved to learn that he will probably only miss a week due to a hairline fracture in his ribs.
He got hurt during Saturday night’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. “It was a bad angle shot from (Leafs’ forward Niklas) Hagman in the corner and I just kind of went one knee down and the puck just hit me in the seam of my chest protector,” Luongo said. “It kind of hurt, but the adrenaline was going so I finished …read more
No Guess on When Luongo Will Return
December 16, 2008 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Fan Fare, Injuries, NHL, News, Players, Vancouver Canucks
Hopes were up that star goaltender, Roberto Luongo, might rejoin the Vancouver Canucks this past weekend but when he left practice early, it was clear that something was wrong.
Luongo, himself, said that when he got onto the ice, things just didn’t feel right and he chose not to risk any further injury to his groin. ” ‘It wasn’t feeling like it was supposed to be feeling, so I got off the ice,” Luongo said. ”I didn’t want to make it worse and I’m going to stay off the ice until I’m 100 percent.”
The goalie has been out of the lineup …read more
Luongo Fails to Make it Through Practice
December 12, 2008 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Fan Fare, Injuries, NHL, News, Players, Vancouver Canucks
Roberto Luongo made an attempt to participate in a team practice today with the Vancouver Canucks but, after only 20 minutes, the star goaltender left the ice.
Luongo, along with the team and the fans, was hoping that he would return to the lineup this weekend but that is not looking reasonable at this point.
Coach, Alain Vigneault, had little information for reporters, saying that he did not know whether Luongo had suffered a setback. He said that the netminder has been following a steady plan, he is expected to practice tomorrow and that groin injuries are tough for …read more
