Hurricanes D van Riemsdyk out four to six months

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk will be out four to six months after undergoing surgery on his left shoulder. The team said Saturday that the surgery was performed on Thursday by Dr Marty Isbell in Raleigh, N.C.

The 27-year-old van Riemsdyk was injured in the first period of Game 2 of the playoff series against the New York Islanders last Sunday. The Hurricanes swept the Islanders and will advance to the Eastern Conference finals. They await the winner of the semifinal series between the Boston Bruins and Columbus Blue Jackets.

On the season, van Riemsdyk had 14 points (three goals, 11 assists) in 78 regular-season games. Before the injury, he appeared in nine playoff games and had no points but averaged 13:50 of ice time. --Field Level Media