Selanne undergoes surgery on hand will be out 46 weeks LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainNHLNBAMLBCFLNFLSoccereotText SizeTeemu Selanne almost sat out Thursdays game against the Dallas Stars due to flu symptoms In hindsight it would have been the right decisionThe Ducks sniper suffered a broken bone in his hand and had surgery on Friday afternoon to repair it The successful operation was performed by Dr Steve Shin at the KerlanJobe Surgery Center in Los Angeles Selanne is expected to miss 46 weeksThe injury occurred in the second period when the Ducks veteran took the brunt of a Karlis Skrastins shot on the handHe did not return for the third periodIn 26 games this season Selanne has scored 14 goals and added 6 assists for 20 pointslog inLatestOldestHighest ScoreLowest ScoreKarma 41 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBoobajabreezeDecember 7 2009 1258PMWell at least he didnt injure his hand using a snow blower what a way to go report this commentKarma 68 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBooMikeModano9December 6 2009 124AMTeemu just please dont retire we all know you still got it report this commentKarma 62 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBooTroot B TolledDecember 5 2009 534PMto falkan selanne only played 4 years as a jet too actually he played less then 4 years as they traded him to the ducks If you check the total stats for each of them as Jets I think you will be suprised how comparable they really are Zhamnov got hurt every year that was his problem throughout his career He rarely played more then 60 games a year Great player though Russia always had him their number one centre at the olympics and he was great both ways offence and defence Im just saying its sad the way his career ended so abruptly Im sure he would have still been playing and doing very well in the new NHL if not for the ankle disintegrating! report this commentKarma 40 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBoofalkanDecember 5 2009 405PMto troot zhamnov only played four seasons with winnipeg and his career high in points less than the goals scored by selanne in his rookie season not comparable with him or bure report this commentKarma 68 Yeahs1 BoosYeahBoopoorleaffanDecember 5 2009 1257PMClassiest guy in the NHL!! in Winnipeg he would sign autographs even when he wasnt scheduled to and make sure everyone got one just one nice guy report this commentKarma 61 Yeahs1 BoosYeahBoodiomedeDecember 5 2009 1113AMIts ironic that an ironman like Skrastins that blocks shots at breakfast would be the one to shoot a handbreaker Not that I take much amusement from that Selannes a good pla...