The New York Islanders will be without one of their fastest players for the first four months or so of the 2017-18 season. Shane Prince, whose high ankle sprain last March never fully healed, will spend the next 4-to-6 months on the sidelines after undergoing ankle surgery.
#Isles Injury Update: Shane Prince out 4-6 months. Details: https://t.co/36UHNhf5zz pic.twitter.com/Mm7Rn8E6S0
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) August 14, 2017
Prince suffered the injury against the Edmonton Oilers last March.
The Islanders confirmed the news on Monday afternoon, with the official release announcing that “At the conclusion of the 2016-17 season, Shane Prince returned home and continued the rehabilitation of his high ankle sprain injury.