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Viral Bacterial Infection Caused Rangers' Vincent Trocheck to Miss Time Early in the Season
Trocheck said the lung infection required surgery and kept him out about a month before he returned to play 65 of 66 games.
- On Friday, New York Rangers center Vincent Trocheck revealed his early-season absence stemmed from a lung infection, not an upper-body injury, which spread after he took a cross-check during an October 9 game in Buffalo.
- Trocheck was hospitalized for roughly a week, describing the experience as "very scary," and underwent surgery involving chest tubes to remove fluid after the infection worsened following the cross-check.
- Returning on November 10, Trocheck played 65 of the remaining 66 games while helping the U.S. win gold at the Olympics, demonstrating his rapid recovery and resilience.
- Rangers coach Mike Sullivan noted that key injuries hampered the team's season, saying "Every team has to endure injuries. We're no different in that regard," as players like Matt Rempe also missed significant time.
- The soon-to-be 33-year-old maintains good communication with general manager Chris Drury and said he has "played in the NHL for 13 years," indicating openness to potential offseason moves.
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Viral bacterial infection caused Rangers' Vincent Trocheck to miss time early in the season
The injury that sidelined New York Rangers forward Vincent Trocheck for a month early in the season wasn’t actually an injury. It was a bacterial infection in one...
‘I thought I was dying’: Rangers’ Trocheck reveals he had surgery on bacterial lung infection - Daily Faceoff
A concerning situation occurred involving one of the NHL’s top veterans. When speaking to the media during the New York Rangers‘ locker cleanout day on Friday, forward Vincent Trocheck revealed that he had a bacterial infection in his lungs that kept him out for a considerable amount of time. Trocheck admitted that the situation left him very concerned for his health, not just for his hockey career, but also for his life. Trocheck revealed that …
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