VANCOUVER — Micheal Ferland doesn't have a concussion, but goalie Thatcher Demko does.
It was a bad news morning for the Vancouver Canucks, who play the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday night without any help coming from the medical department.
Checking centre Brandon Sutter, who has been "day-to-day" for a while, will also miss his 13th straight game due to a lower-body injury.
Canucks coach Travis Green provided the bleak medical update after his team's morning skate at Rogers Arena.
Demko "suffered a concussion in practice yesterday, so he's in protocol," Green told reporters. "And Mikey's on his way up."
Mikey is minor-league goalie Mike DiPietro, who faces a long travel day to get to the Canucks from the Utica Comets. Green was unspecific about when starting goalie Jacob Markstrom's new backup would arrive before the 7 p.m. PT faceoff.
"Today," Green said.
The coach said he learned of Demko's condition on Wednesday night. The 24-year-old goalie, who has started 12 of the Canucks' 31 games this season, was injured during an optional practice that morning.
It's unclear whether the goalie was hurt in a collision with teammate Loui Eriksson or from a shot to his mask.
What makes the injury especially concerning is that Demko missed the first two months of last season when he was hit in the mask by former teammate Brendan Leipsic's shot during a morning skate.
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