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Tampa Bay Lightning have Injury to Veteran Milan Bound

The Tampa Bay Lightning are using the injured reserve today. One of the best defencemen of the past decade Victor Hedman has an injury of elbow injury that required surgery.

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Lightning captain Victor Hedman to have elbow surgery

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman and captain Victor Hedman has an elbow injury that will require surgery and keep him out for several weeks. One day after he returned to injured reserve, the team announced Friday that Hedman will undergo a procedure on his elbow Monday.

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Lightning Set to Lose Victor Headman Due to Elbow Surgery

Just as soon as they get him back, the Tampa Bay Lightning will lose their star defenseman again. The Lightning announced that Victor Hedman will undergo an elbow procedure on Monday.

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Lightning’s Victor Hedman to have elbow surgery, expected to return before Olympics

The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced that defenseman Victor Hedman will be undergoing a procedure on his elbow on Monday, and will be out until early February to recover and rehab the injury.

Victor Hedman News / Pro Hockey Rumors / December 12

Victor Hedman To Undergo Elbow Surgery, Out Six Weeks

Lightning captain Victor Hedman will undergo elbow surgery next Monday, head coach Jon Cooper told reporters (including Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times).

Victor Hedman News / Field Level Media / December 11

Lightning captain Victor Hedman returns to injured reserve

Tampa Bay Lightning captain Victor Hedman returned to injured reserve on Thursday and will miss at least three games. The veteran defenseman, who turns 35 next week, recently rejoined the lineup after missing four weeks and 12 games with an undisclosed injury.

Victor Hedman News / Daily Faceoff / December 11

Lightning place Victor Hedman on injured reserve

The Tampa Bay Lightning will continue to be without their captain and number one defenseman Victor Hedman, as they placed him on injured reserve on Thursday.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Daily Faceoff / December 9

Lightning’s Victor Hedman leaves game against Canadiens with injury

The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced that defenseman Victor Hedman sustained an injury during Tuesday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens and will not return to the game.

Victor Hedman News / Pro Hockey Rumors / December 9

Lightning win game, but lose star defenseman Victor Hedman to injury

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Tampa Bay Lightning News / Daily Faceoff / December 6

Lightning’s Hedman returns to lineup; Kucherov, Vasilevskiy day-to-day

It’s one step forward and two steps back for the Tampa Bay Lightning. While one of the Lightning’s long-term injuries is finally over with as defenseman

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Tampa Bay Lightning News / Pro Hockey Rumors / December 6

Lightning likely to activate captain Victor Hedman

In what could be the most positive injury update for the team in some time, it appears the Tampa Bay Lightning will welcome back their captain tonight.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / The Hockey Writers / November 20

Lightning Lose Victor Hedman to IR, Activate Nick Paul

The Tampa Bay Lightning have one player long-term to injury just as they got another back. According to Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley, captain and defenseman Victor Hedman is heading to the injured reserve (IR).

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Pro Hockey Rumors / November 20

Lightning place Victor Hedman on IR, activate Nick Paul from LTIR

The Lightning have shifted star defenseman Victor Hedman to injured reserve with the undisclosed injury that’s already kept him out for nearly two weeks, according to Erik Erlendsson of Lightning Insider.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Daily Faceoff / November 11

Lightning’s Hedman day-to-day, McDonagh ‘out a few games’

A couple of notable injuries for the Tampa Bay Lightning‘s D-corps. When speaking to the media, Lightning head coach Jon Cooper revealed that defenseman Victor Hedman is considered day-to-day, as the big Swede is out with an undisclosed injury.

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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman each reach gargantuan career milestones vs. Ducks

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NHL News / NHL on ClutchPoints / October 18

Lightning’s Victor Hedman shrugs off missed scoring chance in OT loss to Red Wings

The Tampa Bay Lightning did not have Nikita Kucherov on the ice for Friday’s matchup with the Detroit Red Wings. It was a brutal blow for a Tampa team still trying to find its footing early in the season.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / The Hockey Writers / March 7

Lightning Options If Victor Hedman’s Injury is Lengthy

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman left Thursday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres in the first period after appearing to injure himself behind the Tampa net.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / The Hockey Writers / December 2, 2024

Lightning’s Victor Hedman Having One of His Best Seasons Yet

With a record of 12-9-2 and the best goal differential in the Atlantic Division, the Tampa Bay Lightning are off to a solid start this season. The organization was the center of attention over the summer as management made franchise-altering moves to keep the team’s contention window open.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Yardbarker / October 10, 2024