Vancouver Canucks forward Ilya Mikheyev needs ACL surgery and has been shut down for the remainder of the season, general manager Patrik Allvin announced Friday, according to Sportsnet's Iain MacIntyre

Mikheyev, 28, sustained the injury in the preseason and missed the Canucks' first three games of the year.

He put up 13 goals - including one tally during Friday's 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets - and 15 assists in 46 games while averaging almost 17 minutes of ice during his first campaign with the Canucks.

Allvin added that the surgery was always going to be necessary and that the winger was working closely with medical staff. The team is shelving him now with training camp eight months away.

He signed a four-year, $19-million deal with Vancouver as an unrestricted free agent in July.

Allvin also announced that goaltender Thatcher Demko's timeline is still foggy, but he might be able to return in three weeks, per Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman. Demko hasn't played since Dec. 1 due to a lower-body injury.

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