NHL Status Report: Provorov week to week for Blue Jackets

Oct 1, 2026, 6:35 PM ET|Comments (0)

from NHL.com,

Ivan Provorov is week to week for the Blue Jackets with a lower-body injury. The defenseman has never missed a game due to injury in his 10-season NHL career. He has played 778 games, including 375 in a row, and only missed three games due to COVID protocol in 2022. "This guy, he's a warrior, man," Columbus coach Rick Bowness said. "He's just heartbroken that he's not playing. Like he unreal. He would go to 20 doctors and just hopefully find one that would say, 'Right, you can play.' ...He's heartbroken that he's not playing. This guy just loves to play and he's the ultimate team player, the ultimate team warrior. So that's a tough one." Provorov had 31 points (nine goals, 22 assists) in 82 games last season and averaged 24:49 of ice time per game. The Blue Jackets …

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