SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Hockey Club forward Dylan Guenther is expected to miss significant time with an undisclosed lower-body injury.
The team announced the injury update with a subsequent roster move early on Friday.
Utah Hockey Club forward Dylan Guenther will be out indefinitely (lower body).
Josh Doan has been recalled from the Tucson Roadrunners (AHL).#UtahHC
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) January 10, 2025
According to head coach Andre Tourigny, the injury occurred against the Panthers during a collision with Barkov and they don’t expect Guenther to be out for the entire season.
With no exact timeline for return, Utah pulled second-year wing Josh Doan from the AHL.
The injury comes at a very unfortunate time for the Hockey Club. Utah has lost seven of its last eight and slid down the Western Conference standings as a result.
Guenther was one of the most consistent sources of offense for Utah, leading the team in goals scored and coming in fifth for assists.
Up to this point, Guenther had played in all 40 games.
Dylan Guenther just can’t stop finding the scoresheet 📈
He’s got both goals for Utah and his point streak improves to seven straight games pic.twitter.com/UZhn51FqGx
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) December 21, 2024
As it stands, Utah holds a 17-16-7 record and sits in sixth in the Central Division and 11th in the Western Conference.
The Hockey Club has six home games in front of them. The next is a matchup against the San Jose Sharks tonight.
As previously mentioned, it will be a tall task to fill the void left by Guenther on the front line.
Utah recalled Doan from Tucson. Prior to his AHL assignment, the Arizona native played in nine games for the Hockey Club in October.
In those games, he recorded one goal and one assist in about 13 minutes on the ice each game.
