Pittsburgh Penguins

Pens’ Kasper Bjorkqvist maintains work ethic in injury rehab

Don't rule out a possible Kasper Bjorkqvist return if the AHL is able to resume its season.

Bjorkqvist, 22, only played six games this season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton before injuring his ACL and requiring knee surgery to repair it. After his surgery, he was expected to be sidelined for six months. Barring any setbacks, that would have him set for a return in early May.

Mike Vellucci told me this week that Bjorkqvist had resumed skating on his own shortly before the season was put on pause, and continues to rehab his injury during the stoppage. We don’t know when (or if) the AHL season will restart, and Vellucci said that he couldn’t give a definite answer either way on if Bjorkqvist will be able to play this year, saying “ACLs are really a long-term thing.”

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