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Seth Jones is unable to participate for the U.S. in the Milano-Cortina Olympics due to a physical ailment.
On Wednesday, USA Hockey declared that the Stanley Cup winner from the Florida Panthers was withdrawn, and his position on the 25-person lineup would be filled by fellow blueliner Jackson LaCombe of the Anaheim Ducks.
Jones sustained his injury on January 2nd when a puck struck his right collarbone during the Winter Classic match against the New York Rangers, and he has been sidelined ever since. He had been slated to be among a select number of new additions to a squad largely made up of individuals from the U.S. 4 Nations Face-Off team, which advanced to the championship game before being defeated by Canada.
LaCombe, having just celebrated his 25th birthday, contributed to the U.S. securing the world championship title last year, a feat not achieved since 1933. His inclusion in the lineup provides the U.S. with six blueliners who shoot left and merely two who shoot right: Brock Faber and Charlie McAvoy.
The American team will commence its matches on February 12th versus Latvia.
Nineteen-year-old Macklin Celebrini will join Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon on the Canadian men’s Olympic hockey team, as NHLers return to the Winter Games for the first time in more than a decade.
