In a recent interview with Team 1040 radio, Canucks GM Mike Gillis finally told Canucks' fans the truth about Cody Hodgson’s back injury.
Originally diagnosed as a disc injury suffered in July 2009, Hodgson was expected to be fine by the time training camp rolled around that fall. However, that wasn’t the case and he tried playing through the pain before being cut and sent back to the Brampton Battalion of the OHL.
Hodgson sought out other medical opinions, both from specialists in the US and also the medical staff of the Brampton Battalion. Everyone concurred with the original assessment from the Canucks' staff that it was a disc problem that should heal with rest.
Skip ahead several months, and Hodgson was still plagued by back problems as he tried to compete for the Battalion in the OHL playoffs. Rather than join the AHL Manitoba Moose for their playoff run as expected, Hodgson instead returned to Vancouver for yet more testing.
What Gillis revealed today is that this further testing in April 2010 determined that Hodgson’s back pain wasn’t due to the disc issue but rather from a torn muscle.
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Cody Hodgson: Mystery Back Injury Finally Diagnosed
September 9th, 2010 by Joel Prosser Leave a reply »
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