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Jordan Smith Will Skate Again
by George Malik on 11/16/06 at 05:20 PM ET
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from the Canadian Press:
It took only a second to happen, and it changed his life. Skating for the Portland Pirates in an AHL game in Maine last Feb. 24 in his rookie pro season, [Jordan] Smith was struck by a deflected puck. “I was in front of the net and the puck came up and struck me in the eye,” he recalls.
He lost sight in his left eye, which forced him to reassess his future.
After the frightful injury, he came to accept the reality that he’d be better off choosing a different career. So, he decided to become a teacher, and now he’ll attend Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont., for the schooling that will someday put him in a classroom - and allow him to play hockey again.
He’ll begin his hockey comeback in January with the varsity Thunderwolves. Coach Pete Belliveau has him pencilled in for a Jan. 5 game in Windsor, and Smith is excited about the prospect.
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