Hockey has not been kind to Jason Zucker’s body.
Zucker broke his collarbone in 2015 and his fibula in 2019. He underwent core muscle surgery in 2017, then again in 2022. He came back from his latest major surgery and immediately hurt his leg during his return on a brutal hit into the boards which left the Penguins lineup shaken.
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on March 31, immediately following Zucker’s injury:
“It was awful. You obviously hate to see it.