Eric Wellwood leaves Phantoms game with injured lower leg

Eric Wellwood left the game between the Flyers affiliate Adirondack Phantoms and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Sunday during the second period after a skate sliced through the back of his lower right leg.

He left the ice bleeding while the puck was still in play. He never returned to the game after being rushed off the ice. He was then rushed to a nearby hospital in Bridgeport, Conn.

According to the Phantoms,

"Head coach Terry Murray reported that Wellwood was then transported to an area hospital where he had surgery to repair the initial damage. Wellwood will stay overnight in Bridgeport and is possible to have another surgery Monday."

Wellwood was sent down to the AHL on Jan. 26, after Danny Briere returned to the Flyers from a wrist injury. Wellwood only played four games with the Flyers this season.

With only a month left in the season and the possibility of a second surgery on his injured leg, it is likely that Wellwood's season is over.