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Edmonton Oilers’ Evan Bouchard suffers serious-looking injury at World Championship

Colton Pankiw
Colton Pankiw
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May 28 2026, 3:04 pm
Edmonton Oilers’ Evan Bouchard suffers serious-looking injury at World Championship
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Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard has been forced to exit Thursday’s quarter-final at the World Championship.

Bouchard, who is representing Canada at the event, took a very high hit from USA defenceman Ryan Lindgren, who was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for an illegal check to the head.

It was a scary moment for those tuning in, as Bouchard appeared to be knocked unconscious for a short period of time before being helped off the ice.

While there has been no official announcement, it’s safe to presume Bouchard suffered a head injury from the hit. That’s especially concerning given that NHL insider Frank Seravalli has reported that the 26-year-old had concussion-like symptoms in this year’s playoffs.

“That’s significant in a number of ways, given my reporting I had at the very end of the playoffs that, look, I saw and heard what Stan Bowman said about it not being accurate that he had a concussion. I can tell you for certain that he had concussion-like symptoms,” Seravalli said on Sports 1440.

Losing Bouchard for any time, potentially the remainder of the tournament, would be a huge blow for Canada. The Oilers star defenceman has had an impressive tournament, registering a goal and five assists through seven games.

This stint at the Worlds follows what was the best season of Bouchard’s career. He established new career highs with 21 goals and 95 points, the latter of which led all NHL defencemen.

Fans should expect to get a further update from head coach Misha Donskov once today’s game has wrapped up.

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