Ivan Provorov will miss several weeks with a lower body injury

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Russian defenseman of the NHL club Columbus Blue Jackets Ivan Provorov is out due to a lower body injury.

Provorov will not be able to play for several weeks; he has never previously missed a game due to injury in the NHL.

MOSCOW, October 1 - RIA Novosti. Russian defenseman of the National Hockey League (NHL) Columbus Blue Jackets Ivan Provorov is out due to a lower body injury, journalist Aaron Portzline reports, citing head coach Rick Bowness.

According to the source, Provorov will not be able to play for several weeks. Previously, the athlete had never missed a game due to injury in the NHL; he played 778 games in the regular season. In the 2021/22 season, he was unable to take part in three matches due to Covid protocols.

"He's broken. Completely broken," Bowness said.

Provorov is 29 years old, a native of Yaroslavl, and has been representing Columbus since 2023. Last season he played 82 games and scored 31 points (9 goals + 22 assists) in the NHL. As a member of the Russian national team, Provorov won a bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships.