Red Wings prospect Theodor Niederbach took a hard (but legal) hit on Saturday while playing for Frolunda HC, as illustrated by IceHockeyGifs on Twitter…
Theodor Niederbach left today’s game early and did not return after these hard-to-watch scenes. pic.twitter.com/bOMbqyJ7ao
— IcehockeyGifs (@IcehockeyG) November 6, 2021
This morning, Rakapuckar.com’s Henrik Lehman reports that Niederbach won’t take part in the Four Nations Cup as a result of his injury, and Simon Edvinsson (supposedly ill; some people believe he has a concussion) is iffy for the final pre-World Junior Championship warm-up for Team Sweden as well:
The message that Theodor Niederbach will not play for the junior national team next week came from the Swedish Ice Hockey Association today. Simon Edvinsson’s health will determine whether he goes to Angelholm [for training camp ahead of the tournament from November 12-14] or not. I maintain that a little mental rest for the 18-year-old wouldn’t hurt.
a) Frolunda has won 3 games without him;
b) But Frolunda’s offense has been worse without him.
Lehman is referring to the pause in SHL play between today and November 18th, which takes place in part because the Karjala Cup (for the men’s national team team) and the Four Nations Cup (for the national junior team) take place from November 10th-14th.
Update: For the record, I opened Rakapuckar.com and translated what Mr. Lehman had on his website long before I opened up Twitter to see this from Red Wings Prospects:
Niederbach won’t play at next weekend’s U20 tournament following his injury. Edvinsson is still on the roster but hasn’t yet returned to play with Frölunda, so Wallinder could end up being the only Red Wing on that team. https://t.co/jU0Q8uKQA6— Red Wings Prospects (@DRWProspects) November 7, 2021
Sometimes different sources find the same news on their own. If I find something from Red Wings Prospects, I make sure to cite him (it’s a him).
