Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin has surgery on lower body injury that will keep him out of Olympics

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin underwent surgery for a lingering lower body injury that will prevent him from playing for Sweden in the Olympics next month, coach John Hynes confirmed on Thursday.

Brodin was out for the fifth straight game when the Wild hosted the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. He also missed four games in December. Hynes had no timetable for Brodin’s return, but he said the 14th-year veteran will be back on the ice this season.

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Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin has surgery on lower body injury that will keep him out of Olympics |

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