Bruins' Vaakanainen suffers concussion after taking elbow to face
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Boston Bruins rookie defenseman Urho Vaakanainen suffered a concussion during Tuesday's contest against the Ottawa Senators and will not return after catching a Mark Borowiecki elbow in the face, the team announced.
Urho Vaakanainen takes a Borowiecki elbow to the face. He's getting tended to on the bench. #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/aCLBZnFOPL
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) October 23, 2018
The game was just the second of Vaakanainen's career. He was recalled from the AHL last week.
If Vaakanainen were to miss additional time it would be a significant blow to a Bruins blue line already without Torey Krug, Charlie McAvoy, and Kevan Miller.
Vaakanainen, 19, was the Bruins' first-round pick, 18th overall, in the 2017 NHL Draft.
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