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Backstrom has sports hernia surgery

The Wild goalie missed the playoffs after aggravating the injury.

By Chris Miller

May 16, 2013 at 4:02PM
Niklas Backstrom
Niklas Backstrom (Star Tribune file/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Niklas Backstrom, who missed the playoffs for the Wild because of a sports hernia, had surgery to repair the hernia today. The Wild said he would be fully recovered for next season.

Here is the team's release:

Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher announced that goaltender Niklas Backstrom underwent successful sports hernia surgery today by Dr. William Meyers in Philadelphia, Pa. Backstrom is expected to be fully recovered for the start of the 2013-14 season.

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Chris Miller supervises coverage of professional sports teams. He has been at the Minnesota Star Tribune since 1999 and is a former sports editor of the Duluth News-Tribune and the Mesabi Daily News.

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