Kase will have shoulder surgery, miss rest of season for Ducks

Ondrej Kase will have surgery for a torn labrum and miss the rest of the season for the Anaheim Ducks.

The 23-year-old forward injured his shoulder in a 3-0 win at the Minnesota Wild on Jan. 17. It is expected that he will need 5-6 months to recover from the surgery, which will take place Jan. 30, general manager Bob Murray said.

Kase had 20 points (11 goals, nine assists) in 30 games this season. He missed the first 18 games after sustaining a concussion in a preseason game against the Los Angeles Kings on Sept. 26.
Kase set NHL career highs with 20 goals, 18 assists and 38 points in 66 games last season. A seventh-round pick (No. 205) by the Ducks in the 2014 NHL Draft, he has 73 points (36 goals, 37 assists) in 149 NHL games.