Philipp Grubauer was listed as “day-to-day” last week by the Seattle Kraken after he suffered an “unfortunate accident” at his home. The German goaltender has not played since taking a 6-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche last Tuesday, missing one game thus far.
“Grubi had an unfortunate accident at home, and he’s fine,” head coach Dan Bylsma told Circling Seattle Sports. “Day-to-day, he’ll be back and around here in the next couple days.”
Grubauer showed the extent of his injury for the first time on Saturday night while serving as a coach during the Seattle Kraken’s 2024 Super Skills Showcase, sporting what appeared to be two black eyes and a mangled nose full of stitches.
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Grubauer returned to Kraken practice on Thursday. Seattle also sent goaltender Ales Stezka back to the AHL’s Coachella Valley Firebirds after he was recalled to backup Joey Daccord against the Vegas Golden Knights, Friday.
Grubauer is 1-5 this season with a 3.27 goals-against average and a .877 save percentage. The Kraken do not play again until the Columbus Blue Jackets come to Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday.
Off the ice, Grubauer regularly works with horses through Save a Forgotten Equine (SAFE), a horse rescue facility in nearby Redmond, Washington. SAFE takes in mistreated and abused horses, rehabilitates them, and puts them up for adoption again.
“Our goal is to give the horses a better life so that they can be horses again,” Grubauer told NHL.com’s Christian Rupp in August. “That’s why they go through a program with us, because it takes time to rebuild trust between humans and horses.”
The 32-year-old netminder also owns his horse, Tucker, a bay American Quarter Horse he adopted from a ranch in Montana.
