18-year-old Travis Konecny with his parents Rob and Terri at the 2015 NHL draft where he was selected 24th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers. (Photo by Martin Steele)18-year-old Travis Konecny with his parents Rob and Terri at the 2015 NHL draft where he was selected 24th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers. (Photo by Martin Steele)
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Konecny Out With Injury

Philadelphia Flyers rookie forward Travis Konecny will miss four to six weeks with a lower-body injury.

Flyers GM Ron Hextall says the 19-year-old Chatham-Kent native missed the third period of Philadelphia's 2-0 home loss to the St. Louis Blues on Monday.

He has seven goals, 22 points and 105 shots on goal in 51 games.

Konecny was selected in the first round (No. 24) of the 2015 NHL Draft.

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