"He'll be fine, it's more precaution sitting him out," head coach Derek King told Hershey's Zack Fisch. Protas suffered a lower-body injury against the Senators in Saturday's 6-3 defeat. He was one of seven Bears players listed on the team's injury report before Sunday's puck drop."
"With 19:20 remaining in the third period, Protas was clipped by a Senators defender as he chipped and chased a puck in the offensive zone along the boards. The hit knocked Protas off balance and sent his left leg crashing into the goal post, pushing the net off its moorings."
"Before missing Sunday's action, Protas had played in all 59 games for the Bears this season. Only one other player, fellow rookie and Caps prospect Andrew Cristall, could claim the same feat. Protas is Hershey's leading scorer with 50 points (25g, 25a)."
Ilya Protas, a Washington Capitals prospect playing for the Hershey Bears, sustained a lower-body injury during Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Belleville Senators. The injury occurred in the third period when Protas was clipped by a defender, causing his left leg to strike the goal post. He exited the game shortly after while attempting to defend in the neutral zone. Head coach Derek King indicated the injury was not serious, describing the decision to sit Protas out of Sunday's game as precautionary. Protas had appeared in all 59 games for the Bears this season and leads the team with 50 points.
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