{"id":6760,"date":"2026-02-14T23:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T23:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/6760\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T23:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T23:06:07","slug":"kings-kevin-fiala-out-for-season-after-devastating-olympic-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/6760\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings&#8217; Kevin Fiala out for season after devastating Olympic injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The leg injury Kings star Kevin Fiala suffered during the Olympics is season-ending, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/olympics\/hockey\/story\/_\/id\/47928384\/source-fiala-season-likely-olympic-injury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fiala, playing with Switzerland, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/13\/sports\/switzerlands-kevin-fiala-stretchered-off-taken-to-hospital\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sustained the injury<\/a> during the team\u2019s loss to Canada on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>He was stretchered off the ice with what the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation called a lower-leg injury and subsequently underwent surgery after being hospitalized, ruling him out for the rest of the 2026 Games.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.41436464;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38493069\" width=\"834\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-kevin-fiala-switzerland-sustains-121231515.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Fiala suffers a leg injury during the Switzerland-Canada Olympic game on Feb. 13, 2026. \" class=\"wp-image-38493069\"  \/>Kevin Fiala suffers a leg injury during the Switzerland-Canada Olympic game on Feb. 13, 2026.  IMAGN IMAGES via REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>And the Kings\u2019 worst fears were confirmed Saturday with the news they won\u2019t have him when the NHL season resumes.<\/p>\n<p>Fiala, 29, was hit by Canada\u2019s Tom Wilson before they both fell, with Wilson\u2019s weight landing on Fiala. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a competitor, obviously,\u201d Wilson, who plays for the Capitals, said. \u201cAt this point, it\u2019s the Olympic Games, and I feel terrible that he may not be able to keep playing and just sending his family and him my best. You never want to see a guy go down in a tournament like this, especially. It sucks for the country, for their team, and just wishing him a quick recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.38941655;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38493070\" width=\"820\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-kevin-fiala-switzerland-stretchered-121229944.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Fiala is stretchered off the ice during the Switzerland-Canada Olympic game on Feb. 13, 2026. \" class=\"wp-image-38493070\"  \/>Kevin Fiala is stretchered off the ice during the Switzerland-Canada Olympic game on Feb. 13, 2026.  REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>These Olympics are the first since 2014 in which NHL players are competing, and Fiala represents the first major blow. <\/p>\n<p>The Kings entered the Olympic break three points out of a playoff spot, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/05\/sports\/artemi-panarin-reveals-why-kings-were-perfect-fit-after-rangers-breakup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">having just acquired former Rangers star Artemi Panarin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2026 WINTER OLYMPICS<\/p>\n<p>Fiala is second on the team in both goals (18) and points (40). <\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery obviously sad, and it sucks for him and for us,\u201d Kings teammate\u00a0Adrian Kempe, who is playing for Sweden, said. \u201cIt\u2019s really tough for him personally and for us as a team. You know how much he means to our team back home in L.A. It\u2019s just very unfortunate for him that it comes in a tournament like this that we\u2019ve been looking forward to playing in for so long. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel for him.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The leg injury Kings star Kevin Fiala suffered during the Olympics is season-ending, according to ESPN. 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