Report: Canucks prospect Pettersson to miss rest of worlds with thumb injury

The undefeated Swedes will have to play the rest of the tournament without a key offensive figure.

Vancouver Canucks prospect Elias Pettersson will miss the remainder of the World Championship after suffering a thumb injury Sunday against Switzerland, according to Uffe Brodin of Hockeysverige.

After setting the SHL (Sweden's top professional league) record for points by a U20 player in both the regular season and the playoffs, Pettersson finished with a goal and three assists in six games at the worlds.

Sweden should be well-equipped to handle the loss, though, as it recently added Nashville Predators forwards Filip Forsberg and Viktor Arvidsson to an already impressive crop of players up front.

Canucks fans will likely have to wait until training camp to get their next look at Pettersson.

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