After injury, Chipchura back on track
Jul 8, 2005 16:56:56 GMT -5
Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Jul 8, 2005 16:56:56 GMT -5
After injury, Chipchura back on track
Habs’ top pick in 2004 ready for action
(07/08/2005)
MONTREAL -- Adversity. It can lead to your downfall or at times simply present an opportunity to show your best qualities. For Kyle Chipchura, a potentially career-threatening injury became a chance to remind Bob Gainey and the Canadiens why they made him their top draft pick last summer.
Much to the delight of the Montreal organization, everything went according to plan when Chipchura flew out of the blocks to start the 2004-05 campaign. After posting a modest 15 goals in 64 games with the WHL’s Prince Albert Raiders the previous season, Chipchura scored 14 goals in his first 28 games of 2004-05 alone. Then, in a morning practice, disaster struck.
During a routine scrimmage, Chipchura got tangled up with an unsuspecting teammate whose skate accidentally dug into the back of his leg just below the calf - one of the few relatively unprotected areas on a player’s padded hockey anatomy. The end result was a completely severed Achilles tendon, not only a rare injury in puck circles but also a potentially difficult one from which to bounce back.
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Habs’ top pick in 2004 ready for action
(07/08/2005)
MONTREAL -- Adversity. It can lead to your downfall or at times simply present an opportunity to show your best qualities. For Kyle Chipchura, a potentially career-threatening injury became a chance to remind Bob Gainey and the Canadiens why they made him their top draft pick last summer.
Much to the delight of the Montreal organization, everything went according to plan when Chipchura flew out of the blocks to start the 2004-05 campaign. After posting a modest 15 goals in 64 games with the WHL’s Prince Albert Raiders the previous season, Chipchura scored 14 goals in his first 28 games of 2004-05 alone. Then, in a morning practice, disaster struck.
During a routine scrimmage, Chipchura got tangled up with an unsuspecting teammate whose skate accidentally dug into the back of his leg just below the calf - one of the few relatively unprotected areas on a player’s padded hockey anatomy. The end result was a completely severed Achilles tendon, not only a rare injury in puck circles but also a potentially difficult one from which to bounce back.
- complete article