|
|
Post by FormerLurker on Dec 4, 2004 6:09:05 GMT -5
According to a poster at HF: www.hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=116578Damn, he had a great shot at cracking the WJC roster. Prince Albert is really going to miss him. No confimration from any other source yet, so the report may be inaccurate. Edit: I have tracked down the source of this rumour; it comes from a WHL message board. Could be a hoax. |
|
|
|
Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Dec 4, 2004 7:40:55 GMT -5
As of this post: Nothing on either the official WHL site or the official Prince Albert Raiders' site; nothing on the usual hockey news sites.
|
|
sebi
Rookie
Posts: 74
|
Post by sebi on Dec 4, 2004 10:16:36 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by FormerLurker on Dec 4, 2004 10:54:18 GMT -5
Double damn, it's true. Let's hope for a full and (relatively) fast recovery. |
|
|
|
Post by blaise on Dec 4, 2004 11:42:55 GMT -5
The Achilles tendon (tendo calcaneus) is fairly long. It inserts on the heel and connects to the gastrocnemius (calf muscle). It can flex the knee but its most important action is in plantar (referring to the sole of the foot) flexion, which gives pushoff for walking, running, skating, or rising on the toes.
Obviously it's a bad setback for Chipchura, currently the one bright spot for the Habs. Maurice Richard suffered a severed Achilles tendon late in his career. He managed to come back but the recovery period is long, even with today's improved orthopedic care.
|
|
|
|
Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Dec 4, 2004 16:06:13 GMT -5
Chips has suffered some long healing injuries in his career, but he should be back in time for the Hab's next training camp.
|
|
|
|
Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Dec 4, 2004 17:02:42 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by franko on Dec 4, 2004 17:52:26 GMT -5
Ouch! Continues the recent Habs tradition of injury-prone players   |
|
|
|
Post by blaise on Dec 5, 2004 5:47:57 GMT -5
The one exercise I never omit before playing tennis is stretchiing my Achilles tendons.
One thing Dr. Barnett did not mention is that there are actually two reasons the use of steroids increases the tendency to tendon damage. The first, as he says, is a weakening of the tendon. The second is that steroid use causes the muscles to hypertrophy, thus increasing their strength. However, the greater strength of the muscles increases the vulnerability of the associated soft tissue (tendons and cartilage) to injury during exertion.
|
|
|
|
Post by seventeen on Dec 5, 2004 14:07:39 GMT -5
Is that a suggestion that there's a bigger story to Chipper's torn tendon? Why bring up steroids when the discussion isn't on baseball?
|
|
|
|
Post by blaise on Dec 6, 2004 8:02:45 GMT -5
Is that a suggestion that there's a bigger story to Chipper's torn tendon? Why bring up steroids when the discussion isn't on baseball? If you read the URL provided by M. Beaux-Eaux, you'll note that Dr. Barnett is associated with the Orlando Magic, not a hockey team. He was speaking of high-impact sports in general. Steroids are in the air right now because of baseball but it would be naive to believe that players in all competitive sports are unaffected. Look at the size of football players, for instance. Remember Ben Johnson? And now Marion Jones? And any number of Olympic athletes from all over the world? I was making a general point. It is your subjective inference that I was imputing anabolic steroid abuse to Chipchura. However, now that you have brought it up, are you 100% sure that hockey players below the NHL level don't use them? |
|
|
|
Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Dec 6, 2004 11:41:45 GMT -5
Goodbye Mr. Chips! Kyle Chipchura and Dany Roussin were left off the Canadian Jr. team.  |
|
|
|
Post by NWTHabsFan on Dec 6, 2004 21:56:09 GMT -5
Looks like Chipper had his tendon sliced by the blade of a team-mate not ruptured as was earlier indicated. He just underwent surgery and they expect him back on the ice in February now. Here is the detailed story. I really like how he talks about the injury and how he feels about missing a chance at the WJC camp...this kid is classy and has tons of character. www.paherald.sk.ca/news.aspx?storyID=25780 |
|
|
|
Post by blaise on Dec 6, 2004 22:05:57 GMT -5
This was what happened to Maurice Richard. I believe it was cut in a game by the skate of Toronto D Bobby Baun, although I haven't looked it up.
|
|
|
|
Post by seventeen on Dec 7, 2004 0:04:48 GMT -5
If you read the URL provided by M. Beaux-Eaux, .... I didn't, so that explains my ignorance. Cheerio. |
|
|
|
Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Dec 7, 2004 15:55:21 GMT -5
“It sucks it happened, but now that it has happened I can’t be down about it,” he told the Daily Herald. “I have to keep a positive attitude, be thinking right and hopefully it heals right. I guess the good news is it was a clean cut, not a rupture. If it was a rupture it wouldn’t heal as quick.”<br> “Quick”, in this case, is a matter of perspective. Though Chipchura expressed optimism that he could begin skating again in February, a realistic prognosis is that he will be sidelined through next spring. In either case, his 2004-05 campaign – one that otherwise might have included an invite to the Team Canada’s World Junior selection camp – is effectively over. “I’ve been told by our training staff that it’s a four-to-five month rehab process,” said Trevor Timmins, the Canadiens’ Director of Player Personnel. “As long as there are no complications in the healing process – infection or the like – my understanding is that Kyle should be ready to go for 2005-06. Obviously he’ll need to get his timing down, but that’s something that will be part of his recovery.”<br> - tinyurl.com/4awp7 |
|
|
|
Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Dec 7, 2004 16:27:39 GMT -5
I haven't looked it up but I do remember when the Rocket had his achieles tendon cut. He recovered fully, but it took a few months.
|
|
