The Chicago Blackhawks placed forward Martin Havlat on injured reserve on Wednesday following a groin injury he suffered in Saturday’s 4-3 victory over the Senators. Havlat has already missed 22 games this season with a shoulder injury and has only skated in twelve contests this season.
Twelve games of 34: Is there anyone more injury-riddled than Martin Havlat? In the last three years, here’s the impressive list of injuries the Czech native has sustained: Groin injury, two shoulder injuries, flu, right ankle injury, a dislocated right shoulder, and a hamstring injury.
The final amount? 107 games missed in three seasons. But hey, at least he’s got that $6M to sit on to keep him warm. Perhaps he’ll be looking to set up a Martin Havlat Infirmary in Chicago Hospital. Meanwhile, here’s a list of other NHLers who are injury-prone:
- Peter Forsberg: The most injuries sustained but not the most amount of games missed. Upper body, groin, concussion, foot, back, ankle, left wrist, groin, knee, groin, groin, groin, groin, and… groin. A total of 44 games missed in three years.
- Marian Gaborik: Just call him Marian Groinorik. Four groin injuries in three years and a hip flexor is no accident. Gaborik missed 34 games last season with a groin strain and has missed 56 overall in the last three seasons.
- Simon Gagne: Nothing insane to worry about, but Gagne’s had just about everything. Currently suffering from dizziness, he’s been on the IR since November 8th and on top of that has had two groin, bruised knee, stomach virus and flu injuries in three years for 20 games.
- Dominik Hasek: ‘Bionic Dominik’ has to be half-man, half-robot. The Dominator missed 45 games in the last two years, including a 35-game span during his stint with the Senators where he missed 25 regular season games and all ten playoff contests.
Who’s your vote for most injury-plagued NHL star?
