Sharks forward says he’s ‘fine’ after scary on-ice incident in Czechia

San Jose Sharks forward William Eklund reported everything was fine late Saturday after he appeared to sustain a serious cut on or near his left hand or wrist in Group Sweden s exhibition encounter against Czechia in Brno Related Articles San Jose Barracuda eyes response after series-opening loss to Colorado NHL Draft Lottery features a new look What are the Sharks combinations NHL Draft Lottery to be held on May Here s how the process works San Jose Barracuda s second-round series is set after opening-round sweep After historic season San Jose Barracuda forward named AHL s MVP Eklund was checking Filip Hronek along the boards inside the Czechia zone when Hronek s skate came up and caught Eklund in the hand wrist area Eklund promptly covered up the cut and rapidly skated to Sweden s bench to receive therapy I didn t see the situation but saw William s reaction It was scary Sweden coach Sam Hallam reported SVT Sport Eklund was later taken to a local hospital where he posted a photo of the heavily bandaged area in an Instagram story on account with the caption Everything is fine thanks for all the promotion Todd Diamond Eklund s agent described San Jose Hockey Now that the cut appeared not to have affected tendons or nerves The injury could keep Eklund from competing in the upcoming IIHF World Championships in his hometown of Stockholm Of greater concern to the Sharks is Eklund s well-being and whether the injury will have any long-term effects Eklund was the Sharks second-leading scorer this past season with points in games He was looking forward to representing his country at the World Championships for the first time with an eye on being on Sweden s roster for next year s Winter Olympics in Italy