Quincey has a goal and an assist in 26 games this season.
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Quincey will need surgery to repair fractured cheekbone
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Posted: 03/16/2013
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Detroit Red Wings defenseman Kyle Quincey will need surgery after fracturing a cheekbone Friday night in Edmonton.
Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said Saturday that Quincey flew home to Detroit after he was injured. Quincey was hurt when a shot hit the shaft of his stick and ramped up into his face.
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