Adam McQuaid injury: Few details available on Bruins defenceman
Zach Sill now facing disciplinary hearing for possible boarding
Little is known about the condition of Boston Bruins defenceman and Cornwall native Adam McQuaid after a hit from Washington Capitals' veteran Zach Sill during the second period of Tuesday night's game.
At a disciplinary hearing Wednesday with the NHL Department of Player Safety, Sill was given a two-game suspension for boarding.
Also Wednesday the team tweeted a short statement quoting Bruins head coach Claude Julien.
There's no further update on Adam McQuaid (upper body) at this time. Julien does not know if he will be traveling on the upcoming road trip
—@NHLBruinsMcQuaid was skating after a loose puck in the Boston zone when he took a hit from Sill about five minutes into the second period. McQuaid was facing the boards when Sill arrived and the hit drove McQuaid's forehead into the glass.
McQuaid stayed down for several minutes before he was helped from the ice and to the locker room.
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Boston fans booed when there was no penalty on the play.
The Capitals won 3 - 2.
McQuaid's father Mark said he hasn't heard much about his son's condition either, except that he went to the rink this morning to be checked over.
McQuaid has earned the nicknames Darth Quaider and The Quaidinator for his physical style of hockey.
With files from The Canadian Press