7-Year NHL Veteran Heads Overseas

After a tough run of concussion troubles that wound up limiting him to just one game played this past season, seven-year veteran winger Ondrej Kase is headed back home, to join HC Litvinov in Czechia for the coming season.

Ondrej Kase has signed a deal in his home country of Czechia.

The 27-year-old winger played Opening Night with the #Canes this past season, but was sidelined the rest of the year due to concussion issues. https://t.co/8dzUp1C6sc

— Walt Ruff (@WaltRuff) July 16, 2023

Kase played 11 minutes for the Carolina Hurricanes in the first game of the 2022-23 season last fall, but never played again due to a concussion. He also missed all but six games of the 2020-21 season with a concussion. 

In between, he showed some nice depth potential, with a 14-goal, 27-point season in 50 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2021-22. 

He was a 7th-round pick of the Anaheim Ducks in 2014, and had a promising start to his career, potting 20 goals in his second NHL season in 66 games, but was never able to come close to a full season again. He totaled 124 points in 258 NHL games.  

Here's hoping his concussion problems are behind him, and he's able to successfully continue his career in his homeland. 

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