{"id":1711,"date":"2016-09-25T16:56:27","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T20:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=1711"},"modified":"2016-09-25T16:56:27","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T20:56:27","slug":"senators-clarke-macarthur-suffers-concussion-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2016\/09\/25\/senators-clarke-macarthur-suffers-concussion-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators Clarke MacArthur Suffers Concussion in Scrimmage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Ottawa Senators<\/strong> held a team scrimmage on Sunday, but the result was not near what the team was expecting. Veteran forward <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/macarcl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clarke MacArthur<\/a><\/strong> suffered a huge hit by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sielopa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Sieloff<\/a><\/strong> and went down to the ice, needing help skating off. \u00a0It would be later revealed that MacArthur was diagnosed with yet another concussion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pierre Dorion confirms Clarke MacArthur suffered a concussion.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brent Wallace (@CIHwally) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CIHwally\/status\/780088110608769028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 25, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/macarcl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clarke MacArthur<\/a> was hoping to stay healthy this season, after missing almost all of last season (78 games) with a serious concussion. \u00a0MacArthur has a history of head injuries, having suffered a concussion in the <strong>2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs<\/strong> and another two in previous seasons.<\/p>\n<h2>Senators Clarke MacArthur Suffers Concussion in Scrimmage<\/h2>\n<p>The hit in Sunday&#8217;s scrimmage occurred when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sielopa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Sieloff<\/a>, who was acquired from the <strong>Calgary Flames<\/strong> this summer laid a high hit to the head of MacArthur in the corner. MacArthur immediately went down, as Sieloff was jumped by forward <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/ryanbo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bobby Ryan<\/a><\/strong>. Forward <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/brassde01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derick Brassard<\/a><\/strong> and defenseman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/neilch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Neil<\/a> <\/strong>also showed their disinterest in the hit, going after Sieloff, who would ultimately be asked\u00a0to leave the scrimmage following the hit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clarke MacArthur gets boarded by Patrick Sieloff at Sens scrimmage. Immediately gets taken down by a livid Bobby Ryan. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xdj9CtQcuj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Xdj9CtQcuj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradyTrett\/status\/780084904646184961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 25, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Senators <strong>General Manager Pierre Dorion<\/strong> confirmed shortly after that a concussion was assessed and that MacArthur was sent home to rest and for further evaluation. \u00a0MacArthur remains &#8220;day-to-day&#8221;, but it is feared that this concussion may be a career-ending one for the 31 year old <strong>Lloydminster, Alberta<\/strong> native. \u00a0This will be his second concussion suffered now within a year.<\/p>\n<p>MacArthur has been a significant forward for Ottawa since arriving from the <strong>Toronto Maple Leafs<\/strong> back in 2013, scoring 40 goals and adding 51 assists in 141 games played (Excluding last season where he only played four games).<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/492325864\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:75.589226% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/492325864?et=wBZDxPOGQbxNB-7gjiSHMQ&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=4bX2_9qg2AU6PDRx7Ret-U_6ljkkzyLGZ7jC1wvJ7x4=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"449\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ottawa Senators held a team scrimmage on Sunday, but the result was not near what the team was expecting. Veteran forward Clarke MacArthur suffered a huge hit by Patrick Sieloff and went down to the ice, needing help skating off. \u00a0It would be later revealed that MacArthur was diagnosed with yet another concussion. 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