Prince George minor hockey product Jason LaBarbera has had surgery that brings his NHL season to an end.
The 27-year-old starting goaltender for the Los Angeles Kings had a sports hernia (abdominal) procedure Wednesday morning. Craig Smith of the Beach District Surgery Center in Redondo Beach performed the surgery.
LaBarbera, who hadn't played since Feb. 18, said Thursday night he is bed-ridden while getting past the effects of the surgery, and hopes to start the rehabilitation process next week. Full recovery will take about eight weeks.
"I'll probably be in bed until Saturday -- the only thing I get up to do right now is to go to the bathroom," LaBarbera told The Citizen from his Los Angeles-area home.
LaBarbera goes under the knife (Prince George Citizen) 
