Winnipeg Jets prospect Rutger McGroarty was taken 14th overall in the 2022 NHL Draft. McGroarty currently plays for the University of Michigan Wolverines in the Big 10. On Friday night, McGroarty's Wolverines we're taking on the University of Pennsylvania Quackers.
During the third period of the game, Quackers' forward Reese Laubach checked McGroarty hard into the boards forcing the Jets prospect to go flying hitting his tailbone and lower back off the ice and boards.
Head Coach Brandon Narauto provided an update on McGroarty after the game, saying he was taken he emergency room, but the full extent of his injury remains unknown.
