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Former Blackhawk suffers serious injury moments before his return to Chicago
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Former Chicago Blackhawks forward Vinnie Hinestroza was hurt during his team's 5-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins after he collided with Ryan Graves, and he's expected to be out for a while.
Former Chicago Blackhawks forward Vinnie Hinestroza will not get the chance to play against his old team at United Center when the two teams play each other on the eve of the American Thanksgiving holiday on Wednesday.
Hinestroza was injured during his team's recent 5-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins after he ran into Penguins forward Ryan Graves and went down hard. He got to his feet slowly, visibly in plenty of pain, went to the bench gingerly and did not return for the rest of the game.
Wild head coach John Hynes has since confirmed that Hinestroza's injury is more serious than the team initially was thinking, and he won't be able to play for some time now.
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Hinestroza was taken by the Blackhawks with the 169th overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. He went on to play two seasons at the University of Notre Dame before beginning his pro career with the Rockford IceHogs, the Blackhawks' AHL affiliate.
He'd play with the Blackhawks organization until July of 2018 when he was shipped along with Marian Hossa, Jordan Oesterle and a third round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft for Andrew Campbell, prospect MacKenzie Entwistle, Marcus Kruger, Jordan Maletta and a fifth round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
After that move, he went on to suit up for the Coyotes, Florida Panthers, Buffalo Sabres, Penguins, returned briefly to the Blackhawks, and later joined the Predators and the Wild.
During his NHL career, he has166 points (61G, 105A) in 434 games.
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