Ben King out 6 to 8 weeks with lower-body injury

Oct 25, 2022 | 1:43 PM

Red Deer Rebels centre Ben King will be out of the lineup six to eight weeks, the club reports on Tuesday.

King suffered a lower-body injury in the Saturday, Oct. 22 game against Prince Albert, in which King won two of three faceoffs.

King had played five games for the Rebels since returning from the Anaheim Ducks training camp.

In that span, he notched five goals and five assists.

In 2021-22, King finished second in WHL scoring, putting up 52 goals and 53 assists in 68 games.