Canucks: Early indicators constructive in Vasily Podkolzin's concussion restoration

Abbotsford Canuck GM Ryan Johnson stated Podkolzin was feeling all proper after hitting his head on the ice throughout an AHL sport on Wednesday.

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Regardless of what checked out first like a devastating harm, Vasily Podkolzin’s prognosis seems promising.

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The Russian winger hit his head on the ice throughout a sport Wednesday evening between the Abbotsford Canucks and Colorado Eagles.

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Podkolzin had taken a success from Colorado’s Keaton Middleton, who was the primary particular person to name for assist after Podkolzin hit the ice and was in apparent speedy misery.

The power of the impression left him unconscious and convulsing on the ice, a terrifying scene for everybody on the ice and within the stands.

Nevertheless it doesn’t appear that Podkozlin, 22, was unconscious for very lengthy. He was capable of wave to the gang as he was stretchered off the ice, then was taken by ambulance to hospital, the place medical doctors assessed him for a head harm.

To no shock, Podkolzin is coping with a concussion, Canucks employees confirmed Thursday morning. However they had been additionally capable of make the report with cautious optimism.

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“He informed me he’s feeling nice this morning,” Abbotsford Canucks basic supervisor Ryan Johnson informed Postmedia Thursday morning. Johnson had visited Podkolzin in hospital after the sport on Wednesday night and stated the winger was in good spirits then as nicely.

Podkolzin, who additionally suffered a small abrasion on his head from the impression, was alert sufficient to put up a photograph of himself to his Instagram account, informing his followers that he believed he was going to be OK.

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Vasily Podkolzin Picture by @podkol_ /Instagram

An clearly relieved Johnson stated Podkolzin would want to cross by means of the usual post-concussion return-to-play protocol, the place an athlete ramps up their exercise stage at every step and should go symptom-free for twenty-four hours after every day’s exercise. Meaning it takes a minimal of six days for a participant to be cleared to return to motion.

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Abbotsford is heading out on a highway journey to California and Podkolzin, who has 5 objectives in six video games for the AHL Canucks, gained’t journey with the crew.

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Vancouver Canucks’ J.T. Miller (9) celebrates with Vasily Podkolzin (92) after Podkolzin scored a objective through the second interval of an NHL hockey sport towards the New York Rangers Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in New York. Picture by Frank Franklin II /AP

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