Jonathan Toews will not participate in Sunday’s All-Star game because of an illness that limited his time in the Blackhawks’ 5-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.
By NHL rules, Toews will be suspended one Blackhawks game for pulling out of the All-Star Game.
“Jonathan will not participate in the 2016 NHL All-Star Weekend in Nashville. He was pulled in Tuesday’s night’s third period because of an illness and remains symptomatic (Thursday),” Blackhawks team physician Dr. Michael Terry said in a statement. “At this time, rest over the break is most important for him to properly recover and be fully healthy heading into the rest of the regular season.”
Toews will miss the Hawks’ game at the Avalanche on Tuesday. Toews played just 10 minutes, 7 seconds in the loss to the Hurricanes. Toews could have sat out the Hawks’ game against the Hurricanes to serve his suspension but opted to try to play. Hawks winger Patrick Kane is expected to participate in Sunday’s All-Star Game.
Toews joins Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin as two of the NHL’s biggest stars to miss the game. James Neal of the Predators is replacing Toews on the All-Star roster. Evgeny Kuznetsov is replacing Ovechkin.
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