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The Vancouver Giants had been ready to see when the Calgary Flames would ship Samuel Honzek again to junior. Now they’re ready to see when their finest participant shall be again from damage.
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The 18-year-old Slovak, who was the No. 16 total choose in final summer season’s NHL Draft by the Flames, suffered an undisclosed ailment in a Wednesday pre-season sport between the Flames and the Edmonton Oilers. As of Saturday morning, there had been no phrase precisely what Honzek had damage, however Vancouver normal supervisor Barclay Parneta picked up Czech ahead Patrik Kral, 17, on waivers from the Moose Jaw Warriors Friday so there’s motive to consider that Honzek shall be shelved weeks quite than simply days.
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Parneta says he’s ready to listen to a full prognosis from Calgary employees, and admitted that Honzek has been seeing specialists. He has spoken to Honzek. Parneta didn’t wish to get into particulars in regards to the damage.
Kral joins fellow Czech ahead Adam Titlbach, 17, on the Vancouver energetic roster. As soon as Honzek is said wholesome, the Giants may have two weeks to resolve which two euros they wish to hold. They will solely hold two on their energetic roster.
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Kral and Titlbach had been picked on this 12 months’s CHL Import Draft and shall be commerce eligible in the event that they’re on rosters after Dec. 1, in response to Parneta. Honzek is commerce eligible since he performed all of final season with Vancouver.
The guide on 6-foot, 170-pound Kral is that he has strong, two-way sport. He had one help in three video games with Moose Jaw.
Kral was positioned on waivers after Martin Rysavy was reassigned to Moose Jaw by the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets earlier this week. Together with Rysavy, who’s a 20-year-old Czech winger, the Warriors additionally characteristic Andrej Tomasec, a 17-year-old Slovak winger.
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