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Artyom Levshunov to miss Tom Kurvers Showcase

September 11, 2024

Jun 28, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Artyom Levshunov is selected with the 2nd overall pick in the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks at The Sphere. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

Well, this isn’t the news you want to see when starting the 2024-25 hockey season. Ahead of the first prospects practice before the Tom Kurvers Rookie Showcase in St. Louis, the Chicago Blackhawks announced that rookie defenseman Artyom Levshunov would not be participating after sustaining a foot injury.

More info to come later today after #Blackhawks practice, but Artyom Levshunov will not be participating in the Tom Kurvers Showcase this week due to a minor injury after taking a shot to the foot in a practice
— Mario Tirabassi (@Mario_Tirabassi) September 11, 2024

Levshunov was taken with the No. 2 pick by the Blackhawks in this past June’s NHL Draft after a highly successful freshman season at Michigan State. He signed his entry-level contract back on July 6 and is expected to play the majority of this season in the AHL with the IceHogs.

The initial expectations are that the injury (a right foot injury) is not serious. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that a walking boot could be in the future for the 2024 second-overall pick as part of his recovery. Following Wednesday’s practice at the Fifth Third Arena, Rockford IceHogs head coach Anders Sorensen didn’t have a timeline for Levshunov’s recovery, but said it didn’t “seem too bad.”