Nashville Predators Defenseman Done For The Season
The Nashville Predators have announced that defenseman Adam Wilsby will be out for the rest of the 2024-25 season due to an upper-body injury. #Preds Injury Update:🔹 Forward Mark Jankowski has been activated from IR. 🔹 Forward Zach L’Heureux has been placed on IR and is week-to-week with an upper-body injury. 🔹 Defenseman Adam Wilsby has been placed on IR and will miss the remainder of the season with an…— Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) February 21, 2025 Wilsby, 24, appeared in his first 23 NHL games this season with the Predators, where he had one goal, four assists, five points, 17 blocks, 18 hits, and a plus-3 rating. The Stockholm, Sweden native clearly impressed the Predators with his play, as he landed a two-year contract extension with them on Feb. 9, which kicks in next season. Wilsby also played in 13 games this season with the Predators' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. During them, he had one goal, five assists, 10 penalty minutes, and a plus-5 rating.Wilsby was selected by the Predators with the 101st overall pick of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The young defenseman took a big step in his development this season and should continue to get more chances with the NHL squad once he is healthy next season. In addition to Wilsby being out for the season, the Predators also announced that forward Zach L'Heureux will be out week-to-week with an upper-body injury, while forward Mark Jankowski has been activated off of injured reserve.photo credit: © Steve Roberts-Imagn Images...
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