Blues forward Alexey Toropchenko becomes latest NHL player injured in bizarre off-ice incident
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A series of strange off-ice injuries plaguing the NHL this season have claimed the life of another player this week.
The St. Louis Blues announced that forward Alexey Toropchenko would be placed on the week-to-week list after suffering “burns to his legs in a domestic accident.” Details of what happened were not immediately clear.
St. Louis Blues right wing Alexey Toropchenko (13) is shown during a game where the St. Louis Blues hosted the Utah Mammoth at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri, on Nov. 29, 2025. (Rick Ulreich/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
“I just know it was a domestic accident, so we’ll leave it at that,” head coach Jim Montgomery told reporters Monday.
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Toropchenko played in the Blues’ 1-0 win over the Utah Mammoth on Saturday night, when he was assessed a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct for colliding knee-to-knee with Logan Cooley.
His accident was announced Monday morning.
Toropchenko is just the latest NHL player to be sidelined this season due to off-ice mishaps.
New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes will be out for two months after it was announced Nov. 15 that he underwent surgery to repair a finger that was injured in a freak accident during dinner at a Chicago steakhouse.
New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) skates with the puck against the New York Islanders during the second period at Prudential Center. The game took place in Newark, New Jersey, on November 10, 2025. (Ed Mulholland/Image Images)
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The team declined to say which finger was injured, but a photo of Hughes dining with pop star Tate McRae went viral on social media showing a bandaged right hand.
Days after Hughes’ surgery was announced, the Florida Panthers also shared that star forward Eetu Luostarinen was injured in “a mishap while barbecuing.”
He also appeared week by week, with no defined timetable for his return.
Florida Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen during the first period against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center in San Jose. (Darren Yamashita/Image Images)
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“We don’t have much experience in this,” coach Paul Maurice said at the time. “When he comes back and feels comfortable with the equipment he’s wearing, we’ll go.”
The News contributed to this report.
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