Utah Hockey Club’s Sean Durzi to undergo surgery; expected to miss 4-5 months

Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli has reported on Amazon Prime Monday Night Hockey, that Utah Hockey Club defenseman Sean Durzi will undergo surgery and is expected to miss 4 to 5 months.

Durzi was injured last weekend against the New Jersey Devils following an awkward hit from Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler 

Utah Hockey Club General Manager Bill Armstrong announced on KSL Sports Zone earlier this week that Durzi would be out for the foreseeable future.

The 30-year-old has two assists and registered Utah’s first franchise fight after dropping the gloves with Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy.

During the 2023-24 campaign, Durzi tallied a career-high 32 assists and 41 points in 76 games with the Arizona Coyotes. He signed a four-year contract extension with Utah that carries a cap hit of $6 million through the 2027-28 season.

Durzi was originally taken No. 52 overall in the second round of the 2018 NHL Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. However, before he even made his NHL debut, he was dealt to the Los Angeles Kings in Jan. 2019 in the trade that sent Jake Muzzin to Toronto.

Throughout his career, the Mississauga, Ontario native has racked up 21 goals and 87 assists for 108 points in 216 games with the Kings, Coyotes and Utah.