Brady Keeper

The signing of defenceman Brady Keeper drew a lot of positive responses this past summer and it was a tough moment to watch him go down screaming in pain on the last day of Canucks training camp after blocking a shot. Many have been asking about an update on the...

Keeper (leg) was moved to long-term injured reserve Monday, Thomas Drance of The Athletic Vancouver reports. Keeper is already expected to miss a good chunk of the 2021-22 campaign after breaking his leg in camp. This is a cap-space move for Vancouver and will not affect his timetable to return.

Keeper, as suspected, suffered a broken leg in training camp and will be out indefinitely, Ben Kuzma of The Vancouver Province reports. Keeper was far from a lock to make the Opening Night roster, but a strong showing in training camp could have forced the issue. Instead, the 25-year-old blueliner may have to wait until next season to get a shot at an NHL game and figures to spend the early part of the year on long-term injured reserve.

Vancouver Canucks defenceman Brady Keeper had to be taken off the ice on a stretcher Saturday after suffering an apparent leg injury during a practice. According to Sportsnet 650's Brendan Batchelor, Keeper was screaming in pain on the ice before staff helped him onto the stretcher. Head coach Travis Green...

Keeper was taken off the ice on a stretcher Saturday during training camp after suffering a leg injury, Jeff Paterson of TSN 1040 Vancouver reports. The severity of the injury is unclear at this time, but it seems the 25-year-old could be in for an extended absence. Keeper has appeared in two NHL games in his career but has recorded 21 points through 72 AHL contests with Springfield and Syracuse.