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Oft-injured Rypien to be sidelined indefinitely following sports hernia surgery

Associated Press

Monday, October 27, 2008

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Injury-plagued Vancouver Canucks forward Rick Rypien has a sports hernia that will require surgery and is out indefinitely. Rypien, a gritty fourth-line player, had two goals in the first five games before leaving the team after contracting a virus during a recent six-game road trip. He had resumed working out and skating on his own before team practices when he felt a twinge in his abdomen. "He went [Monday] morning to get evaluated by a specialist," coach Alain ...

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