Philadelphia Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said defenceman Andrej Meszaros has undergone surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon and will be out indefinitely.
Holmgren added the injury occurred during summer training and the 26-year-old Slovakian had a successful operation Tuesday morning in Philadelphia.
Meszaros scored seven goals and added 18 assists in 62 regular season games with the Flyers last season.
INJURY NEWS: GM Paul Holmgren on (D) Andrej Meszaros: “Andrej had successful surgery this morning to repair a torn right achilles tendon.”
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) August 7, 2012
More from Paul Holmgren: “Andrej was injured last week during summer training in Slovakia. Andrej will be out indefinitely.”
#Flyers— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) August 7, 2012
