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Flames rookie Baertschi (hip) out week-to-week

Sven Baertschi

Calgary Flames’ Sven Baertschi, from Switzerland, waits for a face off during first-period NHL hockey game action against the Winnepeg Jets in Calgary, Alberta, Friday, March 9, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh)

AP

The Calgary Flames have announced forward Sven Baertschi will be out of the lineup on a week-to-week basis after suffering a hip flexor injury during Tuesday’s practice.

“I was skating and my left skate seemed to have caught a rut in the ice and my legs kind of went into a splits position,” Baertschi told the Flames website. “I felt pain immediately and left the ice to have it checked.

“It’s very disappointing to learn that it’s a hip flexor injury that will keep me out of the lineup.”

Baertschi, 20, burst onto the scene last year in a brief five-game cameo for the Flames, scoring three goals while wowing fans with his impressive mix of skill and speed.

Svenmania” was Calgary’s answer to Linsanity there for a while.

The 13th overall selection at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Baertschi played extremely well for AHL Abbotsford during the lockout -- 18 points in 21 games -- but has struggled in the NHL season, failing to register a point through four games.