Ice hockey: American Komisarek to miss Olympic Games – AFP News : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
February 6th, 2010
Toronto (AFP) – Defenceman Mike Komisarek will not play for Team USA in the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games because of a shoulder injury that will need surgery.
The Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman will also miss the remainder of the National Hockey League season.
The 28-year-old Komisarek, who has not played an NHL game since early January, will be operated on next week, the Leafs said.
The news comes as another blow to the US team which will compete in the ice hockey tournament that begins February 16. The Americans open the tournament with the first game of the day against Switzerland at Canada Hockey Place arena.
The US already lost defenceman Paul Martin of the New Jersey Devils with a broken arm.
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