The Pittsburgh Penguins have diagnosed rookie defenseman John Ludvig with a concussion.

After leaving his NHL debut early following an ugly scene, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman John Ludvig has been diagnosed with a concussion.

Following an afternoon practice, Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed the concussion but not much more beyond the diagnosis.

Sullivan said he was unable to give any more of a status update beyond the concussion.

“That’s a tough circumstance,” Sullivan said. “We’ll work with him here and our medical staff will do their very best to get him back in a timely fashion.”

With an uncertain timeline for return, it is likely Ludvig will be moved to injured reserve in the near future, opening up a roster spot for the Penguins.

Before the attempted hit that took Ludvig out of the game, he had logged 5:29 of ice time and was impressing the Penguins coaching staff.

Ludvig recorded a total of two hits and a shot on goal.

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