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update on Penguins prospect after scary injury in KHL

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Matt Garland
September 9, 2022  (11:43)
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Pittsburgh Penguins' 218th pick in the 2021 NHL draft Kirill Tankov, suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck. He has successful surgery two days ago. The kid is in good spirits.

During the second period of a game between SKA-Neva and Dynamo St. Petersburg in the Russian second league, Kirill Tankov was stretchered off the ice following a head first collision with the boards.

Tankov was going hard into the corner to retrieve the puck when he was illegally checked from behind by Dynamo defenseman Artyom Maltsev. Tankov immediately crashed to the ice where he remained for several minutes while being attended to by medical staff.

Maltsev was assessed a penalty for the dirty check and ejected from the game. Maltsev was suspended three games for his actions.

Tankov will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a serious injury to his neck.

We wish him a speedy recovery.

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