Anaheim Ducks forward Troy Terry will miss five to six months after undergoing hip surgery, leaving the NHL club without a top-six winger for the opening stretch of the 2026-27 season.
Pro Hockey Rumors reported, citing a Ducks team announcement, that Terry had surgery to repair a hip impingement and a labral tear. The recovery window points to a return range around late November or December if the timeline holds.
Terry Surgery Hits Anaheim's Forward Group
The injury was not a surprise inside the Ducks' offseason picture. PHR reported that Anaheim had identified Terry as having the most significant injury on the roster at end-of-season media availability.
Terry still played through the postseason and produced 11 points in 12 playoff games, tied with Leo Carlsson for second on the Ducks. The NHL player feed verifies the same playoff line: three goals, eight assists, 12 games and an average ice time of 17:56.
The regular-season context is just as relevant. NHL data lists Terry with 19 goals and 38 assists for 57 points in 61 games in 2025-26, plus a plus-11 rating. PHR noted that an upper-body ailment had already limited his regular-season availability.
Ducks Face Early-Season Shuffle
The NHL profile confirms Terry remains an active Anaheim Ducks right wing, listed at 29 years old, drafted by Anaheim in the fifth round in 2015 and carrying 342 career regular-season points in 488 NHL games.
That is not easy production to replace, especially if the Ducks want to avoid asking younger forwards to solve everything by October. PHR listed Carlsson, Mason McTavish, Cutter Gauthier, Beckett Sennecke, Frank Vatrano, Mikael Granlund and Chris Kreider among the options Anaheim could lean on while Terry recovers.
The key practical issue is timing rather than diagnosis alone. A five-to-six-month recovery from mid-June pushes Terry beyond training camp and likely well into the regular season, making Anaheim's offseason forward depth more than a paper exercise.