Latest News About Jansen Harkins

Here’s the latest on Jansen Harkins based on recent reporting:

• Hand surgery in late March 2026 sidelined Harkins for about four weeks, with the Ducks indicating he would miss the remainder of the regular season, and unclear timing for a possible playoff return [source: CBS Sports and Fox Sports reports from late March/early May 2026]. This suggests he’s been out since late March and was not available for the Ducks’ push through the end of the 2025-26 season [CBS Sports; Fox Sports].
• Prior updates noted he left a road trip for evaluation due to an upper-body issue, with status described as day-to-day at that time, affecting his availability around late March 2026 [CBS Sports/Rotowire coverage].
• Historically, Harkins has moved between the Jets/Penguins/AHL affiliates and the Ducks’ system, with multiple injuries in previous seasons including hand injuries and upper-body issues, impacting callups and deployments over 2023–2025 periods [Wikipedia; TheAHL; historical outlets].

Illustration: A quick snapshot of recent impact

• March 2026: Hand surgery, out ~4 weeks; end of regular season impact probable.
• March 2026: Upper-body injury, day-to-day, affecting road-trip availability.
• 2024–25 to 2025–26: Mixed assignments between Ducks’ AHL affiliate and NHL play, with several injuries shaping his role.

If you’d like, I can pull the most current official Ducks injury updates and create a brief timeline or a chart of his availability over the past two seasons. I can also look for any post-season return updates if the Ducks make the playoffs.