Anaheim Ducks forward Troy Terry is expected to miss the start of the upcoming season after undergoing hip surgery on June 9 to address hip impingement and a labral tear, with a five-to-six-month recovery timeline.
In the middle of the summer shuffle, the Anaheim Ducks have a far clearer problem than roster math. Troy Terry is going to be sidelined at the exact moment the season is about to begin.
The Ducks announced Thursday that the forward is expected to miss the start of the upcoming season after undergoing hip surgery. Terry’s rehabilitation is underway after the procedure on June 9. and the club expects him to make a full recovery in five-to-six months. The surgery was performed “to address hip impingement and a labral tear. ” a diagnosis that has now pushed a key offensive piece to the sideline.
For the 28-year-old Terry, this isn’t a sudden, one-off injury. After the Ducks’ season ended last spring, the team said he needed surgery for a chronic hip impingement. Terry’s timeline now matters: with recovery projected at five-to-six months from June 9. the opening stretch of the new season is the window he’ll likely miss.
Last season. Terry showed how central he has been to Anaheim’s offense. even as the team worked through its longer-term rebuild. He finished the regular season with 19 goals and 38 assists. When the playoffs arrived, it marked the first postseason experience of his nine-year NHL career. In those 12 games, Terry produced three goals and eight assists, as the Ducks advanced to the second round.
Anaheim’s concern isn’t just the immediate absence—it’s what Terry has consistently meant during a difficult period in the franchise’s history. He has been the Ducks’ most steady offensive presence during the club’s seven-year postseason drought. A two-time All-Star. Terry has four career 20-goal seasons and has scored at least 50 points in five consecutive seasons. including a career-high 67 points in the 2021-22 campaign.
Terry’s latest setback also lands at a moment when timing is everything. If his recovery runs as expected. the Ducks can at least plan around a defined absence rather than a lingering uncertainty. Still. the reality is hard to ignore: when a player like Terry is the go-to constant. “missing the start” isn’t a minor footnote—it changes the rhythm Anaheim will try to establish from day one.
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Hip surgery again?? Man just retire already, ducks are cursed.
So he’s out 5-6 months but they say it’s just “missing the start” like that’s not a big deal lol. Timing really is everything for them.
Wait, labral tear… doesn’t that mean he’ll be fine if he stretches? I swear NHL injuries are always “hip impingement” and then they come back like nothing happened.
This is what happens when they don’t fix stuff in the offseason. If he had chronic impingement then why is the surgery on June 9 like that was a surprise? Also 5-6 months would basically wreck the first part of the season, that’s not just a little layoff. Ducks offense is gonna look different without Terry for sure.