Oilers' Puljujarvi to have season-ending hip surgery

Jesse Puljujarvi's season is over.

The Edmonton Oilers forward will undergo hip surgery and be forced to miss the rest of the 2018-19 campaign, the club announced Thursday.

#Oilers Assistant GM Keith Gretzky says the injury has been bothering Jesse for some time now & after careful consideration with the player, his agent & the team's medical staff, the best decision was to have the surgery & miss the remainder of the season.

- Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) February 28, 2019

Assistant general manager Keith Gretzky added that Puljujarvi is expected to be able to rehab and train throughout the summer and be 100 percent healthy for training camp.

The 20-year-old winger was placed on injured reserve last week.

He collected nine points in 46 games with Edmonton this season, adding two goals and two assists in four AHL contests.

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