Montreal Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle celebrates after scoring a goal during a game against the Boston Bruins, in Montreal, on Nov, 11, 2023.Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press
Defenceman Kaiden Guhle has had his appendix removed according to the Montreal Canadiens.
The team says he will be re-evaluated in seven days.
Guhle was selected 16th overall by Montreal in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
He has 10 goals, 30 assists, 83 penalty minutes and a minus-27 defensive rating over 114 NHL games.
The 22-year-old from Edmonton won the Ed Chynoweth Cup, the Western Hockey League’s championship, with the Prince Albert Raiders in 2018-19 and his hometown Oil Kings in 2021-22.
Guhle earned silver with Canada at the 2021 world junior hockey championship. He had two goals and an assist in seven tournament games.