Struggling Vancouver Canucks place Hughes on IR, Poolman on LTIR

VANCOUVER — Injury woes continue to plague the struggling Vancouver Canucks.

The team has placed star defenceman Quinn Hughes on injured reserve with a lower-body injury while blue liner Tucker Poolman (undisclosed) has been added to the long-term injured reserve.

Noah Juulsen and Guillaume Brisebois have been recalled from the American Hockey League’s Abbotsford Canucks.

Hughes last played in Vancouver’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday and head coach Bruce Boudreau said Monday that he is considered “week to week.”