Medical Report

Expected to be out for one month, Lausanne HC's Damien Riat has been siedelined since five weeks already. He might come back in December, Blick reports.

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Due to a thrombosis in the area of one of his hands, Damien Riat was not able to play since the beginning of October. And he has still to be patient, as he tells the Blick in an Interview.

The 24-year-old states: "I'm working on the mobility and flexibility of my arm and wrist every day." And, fter five weeks, Riat will be able to return to the ice for some practice tomorrow. "I'm very glad about this, I will be testing the waters."

Riat does not yet know when he will be ready for game action again. He expects that at the end of this month or at the beginning of December there should be more certainity about his return. "It depends on how well practice goes."

( 17 November 2021 | mfa )