Hossa was wheeled on a stretcher Tuesday night in the first period of Game 3 of the Western Conference finals series with Phoenix, was wounded by a shot from Phoenix to Raffi Torres in the first period 3-2 victory in overtime at the United Center in Phoenix.
Blackhawks announced after the game that Hossa was treated at home after discharge from hospital. Wednesday after the training team, Quenneville said that Hossa did not dress for Game 4.
Torres will not be available in a range. He was suspended indefinitely in the league, and faces a hearing in person on Friday with the Ministry of security of NHL players in the league office in New York.
On the game, Hossa had the puck in the center of the ice, when Torres left Chicago and Hossa struck his right shoulder. Hossa fell on the ice before the Blackhawks bench, "and was motionless for about a minute. He was assisted by medical teams from Chicago, two paramedics and a coach Hawks.
He was conscious and talked with the doctor as he left the ice before he was taken by ambulance to Northwest Memorial Hospital.
Blackhawks released the following statement after the match, the head team physician Dr. Michael Terry:
"Marian Hossa suffered an upper body shot in the first period of the game today. After an initial assessment on the ice, he was taken by ambulance to the hospital for further testing, which gave encouraging results. He was released from the hospital, and we need to monitor it at home . We expect a full recovery in the graph is not defined. "
This was good news for his teammates, who would otherwise pale and lack of immediate punishment Torres.
"When you see a teammate and good friend who you had a great experience, it's hard when you see it on the ice so," said defender Brent Seabrook, on Tuesday evening.
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