The 麻豆精选 Rockets will be without key forward Pavel Novak to start the 2022-23 season.
Novak released a statement on the team鈥檚 Twitter account announcing he has been diagnosed with an oncological disease, meaning a form of cancer. The 20-year-old said in the statement that he will be undergoing treatment soon.
The entire Rockets organization is thinking of Pavel Novak and wishing for a speedy recovery.
鈥� 麻豆精选 Rockets (@麻豆精选_Rockets) June 24, 2022
Statement from Rockets forward @pnovak111: pic.twitter.com/xL2rlA3ZXi
Because of the treatment, he has to stop his hockey training for the time being.
鈥淭he coming months will not be easy for me but I firmly believe that everything will turn out well,鈥� said Novak.
Novak had a career year for the Rockets last season as he finished second on the team in scoring with 72 points (29 goals, 43 assists) in 62 games.
He was named a WHL second-team all star after the season.
In 2020, he was drafted in the fifth round (146 overall) of the NHL entry draft by the Minnesota Wild. On May 9, 2022, he signed his rookie contract with the team.
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