Trevor van Riemsdyk out for ‘a bit’ for Blackhawks

This season, Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk has recorded zero points and four penalty minutes in two games for the Central Division club.

Now, though, he’ll be out for a period of time – and therefore unable to potentially improve upon those numbers.

Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville reported that van Riemsdyk would be out ‘for a bit’ following the team’s 3-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night, during which the 25-year-old blue liner played in just over nine minutes of ice time before failing to skate out again.

A native of Middletown, New Jersey, the undrafted defenseman earned an NHL deal with Chicago following his successful NCAA career with the University of New Hampshire – during which he put up an impressive 23 points in 26 games his senior year from the blue line.

Upon going pro in 2014, the defenseman split his rookie season between the Blackhawks and their AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs – although he wasn’t able to complete a full season’s worth of games until last year due to a handful of injuries his rookie campaign. Last season, though, he put up three goals and 14 points playing in a full 82-game regular season – and the hope was that this year, he’d be able to produce even more.

At the moment, it’s unclear what’s wrong with van Riemsdyk, as he simply seemed shaken after running a post during a play that saw him crash the net.

The Blackhawks will next play tomorrow evening, when they look to improve upon their current 2-3-0 record while facing the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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