It has been announced by the Los Angeles Kings organization that Ontario Reign forward and 2018 first round pick Rasmus Kupari will be out for the remainder of the season.
The young forward suffered a knee injury while playing for Team Finland in the 2019-2020 World Juniors when attempting to skate around Swedish defensemen Philip Broberg in the first match up of the tournament. The two collided and Kupari suffered the worst of it.
Rasmus Kupari with what looks like a bad knee injury. Needed help off the ice pic.twitter.com/kr1wIA4PCW— /Cam Robinson/ (@Hockey_Robinson) December 26, 2019
Kupari was assisted off the ice and did not play for the remainder of the tournament.
Per the Kings organization, Kupari will undergo knee surgery to repair a torn ACL suffered in the gruesome collision. He will miss the remainder of the 19-20 season.
Per the Kings - @ontarioreign forward Rasmus Kupari will undergo surgery later this month to repair a torn ACL in his left knee and will be sidelined for the remainder of the season.— Zach Dooley (@ReignInsider) January 8, 2020
