Published 1/27/2009
at Yahoo! Sports - NHL News
New York Islanders center Mike Sillinger underwent hip surgery for the second time in a year and will miss the remainder of the season, the team said Tuesday. The 37-year-old forward, who played in only seven games this season, had hip resurfacing surgery in New York on Monday. Last February, Sillinger had a microfracture procedure on his hip that forced him to sit out the final 29 games of last...
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