This is unneeded and very bad news because UND already has a a depleted line up at this time. Freshman Rocco Grimaldi knee injury, Corban Knight lower body injury, Mario Lamoureux upper body injury and Derek Forbort upper body injury.
Here is the official press release from the UND SID.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – North Dakota Head Coach Dave Hakstol announced today that sophomore forward Derek Rodwell will miss the remainder of the 2011-12 season with a shoulder injury.
Rodwell injured his left shoulder in UND’s Dec. 30 game against Harvard and will have season-ending surgery later this month. The Taber, Alberta, native had one goal and one assist in 19 games this season. As a freshman last season, he appeared in 39 games and registered five goals and four assists to help lead UND to Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) regular season and playoff championships, as well as a berth in the NCAA Frozen Four.
Rodwell was a fifth-round draft pick, 144th overall, of the New Jersey Devils in the 2009 National Hockey League Entry Draft.
