Home / Sports / Rantanen Nears Return: Stars Forward Back on Ice
Rantanen Nears Return: Stars Forward Back on Ice
23 Mar
Summary
- Mikko Rantanen is set to rejoin full team practices.
- Rantanen will travel with the team for the upcoming road trip.
- The hope is for Rantanen to play in the final two games.
Dallas Stars winger Mikko Rantanen is nearing a return to the ice, according to general manager Jim Nill. Nill confirmed on Sunday that Rantanen, 29, will rejoin the team for full practices moving forward. This development signals a positive step in his recovery from a lower-body injury.
Rantanen is also slated to travel with the team for their upcoming four-game road trip. The team's management hopes he will be ready to play in the final two games of this trip. He has been skating in some practices since sustaining the injury on February 20th during the Olympic semifinal between Finland and Canada.
Disclaimer: This story has been auto-aggregated and auto-summarised by a computer program. This story has not been edited or created by the Feedzop team.
