National Hockey League

Wild F Cooke to be sidelined 6 weeks after hernia surgery

Published Feb. 7, 2015 12:09 a.m. ET

share

facebookxredditlink

foxsports

Minnesota Wild forward Matt Cooke will miss the next six weeks after undergoing surgery to address a sports hernia.

The Wild say Cooke had surgery Friday in St. Louis.

It's a tough loss for a team that is trying to scratch its way back into the crowded Western Conference playoff picture. Cooke gives the Wild a physical presence at the forward spot that the team lacks when he is out.

Cooke missed 22 games earlier this season with a hip injury. The team believes the sports hernia may have developed as a result of Cooke playing through pain in his hip.

The Wild have won four straight games and host Colorado on Saturday.

share

Get more from National Hockey League Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more

in this topic

National Hockey League