Kitchener Rangers sniper Matt Puempel will not play this weekend as the team's leading scorer remains out with a shoulder injury.
Puempel jammed his shoulder Tuesday against the London Knights and the injury has been called a Grade 1 shoulder sprain. It doesn't appear to be long term.
Centre Josh Sterk and forward Darby Llewellyn are also sidelined with concussions.Speaking of Llewellyn, the OHL has not issued a suspension on the hit that put him out. The rookie was rocked by Erie's Johnny McGuire last weekend. McGuire was upended by Ryan Murphy on a clean hip check and took out his frustrations on Llewellyn by delivering a stick to the head, according to the freshman.
The OHL saw it differently, or didn't get a clear picture as video evidence wasn't sufficient.
In the good news department, it looks like Rangers' defenceman Jared Gilbert (concussion) may be back for Friday's tilt.