Montreal Canadiens forward Emil Heineman struck and injured by vehicle

Montreal Canadiens' Emil Heineman plays during an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Philadelphia. Heineman will be out of action for about a month after being struck by a vehicle in Utah on Jan. 13, 2025. (Matt Slocum / The Associated Press)

Montreal Canadien forward Emil Heineman was struck and hit by a vehicle on Monday and will be out for around a month.

The Canadiens announced on Tuesday that he sustained upper body injuries.

The team announced that the Swedish international will be out for three to four weeks.

Salt Lake City police (SLCPD) said 911 dispatch received a call about a collision involving a pedestrian at 2:55 p.m.

“Salt Lake City police officers responded and began an initial investigation,” the SLCPD said in an email to CTV News. “Officers checked the area for the initial person who made the report, a passerby, and the pedestrian involved but officers could not locate either.”

Officers later received information from a nearby business about the crash.

“Officers learned the pedestrian was a Montreal Canadiens hockey team player,” the SLCPD said. “The team identified the pedestrian as Emil Heineman and did not show any signs of serious injuries and was being attended to by team doctors.”

The Utah Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

The Habs traded Tyler Toffoli to the Calgary Flames in 2022 for Heineman along with Tyler Pitlick, a first-round pick (who became Filip Mesar), and a fifth-round pick in 2023 (Yevgeni Volokhin).

The Florida Panthers drafted Heineman 43rd overall in the 2020 NHL draft.

With files from the Canadian Press.