Thursday, January 19, 2012

More bad news for UND - Grimaldi to undergo season-ending knee surgery

 Official UND Press Release

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – University of North Dakota Head Coach Dave Hakstol announced today that freshman forward Rocco Grimaldi will undergo knee surgery and will miss the remainder of the season.

Grimaldi suffered the injury during the preseason and has appeared in just four of UND’s 23 games this season, scoring one goal and one assist.

The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Preseason Rookie of the Year, Grimaldi was a second-round draft pick (33rd overall) of the Florida Panthers in 2011.

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