The United States will not have star defenceman Quinn Hughes in the lineup at the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off.
The Vancouver Canucks captain has been ruled out of the competition due to an undisclosed injury.
In a Sunday afternoon post on X, the former Twitter, general manager Patrik Allvin confirmed that Hughes would not play in the tournament.
Hughes appeared to get hurt late in Vancouver91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s 5-3 loss to the Dallas Stars on Jan. 31 and has missed four straight games for the Canucks.
The reigning Norris Trophy winner as the NHL91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s top defenceman, he has 14 goals and 45 assists in 47 games this season.
Hughes was set to play on an American squad with his younger brother, New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes.
USA Hockey announced that Jake Sanderson of the Ottawa Senators will replace Quinn.
Sanderson, the son of former NHL forward Geoff Sanderson, has five goals and 30 assists in 55 games this season for Ottawa.
The Americans will open play Thursday night against Finland in Montreal.
Injuries have forced several players to pull out of the international competition, including Canadian defenceman Alex Pietrangelo, Finnish blueliner Miro Heiskanen and Swedish goaltender Jacob Markstrom.
