Blow for Devils as Prpich goes under the knife.MIKE Prpich is to have a knee operation this week to cure the cartilage problem he has played through for some time. Canadian forward The Canadian Forward was the official party organ of the Social Democratic Party of Canada between 1916 and 1918. It was one of the leading papers of the socialist movement, providing ascerbic commentary on the war effort of the First World War, especially conscription. Prpich, Devils' leading ice hockey ice hockey: see hockey, ice. ice hockey Game played on an ice rink by two teams of six players on skates. The object is to drive a puck (a small, hard rubber disk) into the opponents' goal with a hockey stick, thus scoring one point. scorer with 37 points (19 plus 18 assists), was hoping to play on, but suffered a deterioration in the knee and is to have keyhole surgery keyhole surgery A popular term for endoscopic surgery to cure the problem. Prpich will be out for a couple of weeks, while Marc Fulton is also working to get back. He damaged a knee crashing into the boards and is likely to be back at around the same time as Prpich. The Devils have won five of their last six Elite League matches, going down 4-2 at Coventry Blaze Coventry Blaze are a British ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They are the current Elite Ice Hockey League Champions, having clinched the title for the second time in three years on March 21, 2007. on Sunday, and are now focused on Sheffield Steelers at the Cardiff Bay Ice Arena on Sunday (6pm). That is Cardiff's only match next weekend and sees the return to Cardiff Bay of Ryan Finnerty, the Steelers forward who has slammed Cardiff's home rink as 'gross' this season and has vowed to take action against home player Jay Latulippe. The pair go head-to-head for the first time since Finnerty's outburst, although Devils coach Gerad Adams says: ""We concentrate on playing hockey and if there is anything which lneeds to be dealt with during a match then we have the guys to step in." Ticket information for the Devils v Steelers match is available from the Cardiff Bay Ice Arena box office on 029 2038 2001. FORMER Cardiff Devils D-man Likit Anderson has signed for Newcastle Vipers. Andersson, 35, was released by the Devils after picking up a shoulder injury in September and will act as cover for the injured Newcastle player Burt Henderson. "Likit is an ideal replacement in that he is strong defensively and offensively," said head coach Rob Wilson. CAPTION(S): OPERATION: Mike Prpich |
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