NU2Rangers
09-22-2001, 08:03 PM
I just found this story on ESPN.com
I do remember when he was with them morons on LI, that he was being called a modern Denis Potvin (scrape tongue)
Do you want him on the Rangers, or do you think his eye injury has ended his career?
http://espn.go.com/nhl/news/2001/0922/1254017.html
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Defenseman Bryan Berard, forced to retire due to a horrendous eye injury, apparently will attempt to resume his playing career.
According to USA Today, the 24-year-old Berard is expected to sign an NHL tryout contract with the New York Rangers next week.
The official announcement will come after Berard completes negotiations with insurance companies that paid him $6.5 million because doctors concluded that damage to his right eye constituted a career-ending injury.
The report also said that the Phoenix Coyotes, Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues were interested in Berard.
Berard's career came to crashing halt on March 11, 2000, while he was playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a game against the Ottawa Senators when he was struck in the eye by Marian Hossa's stick as Hossa followed through on a shot. The damage was so extensive that surgeons pondered removing the eye.
The injury was considered career-ending because Berard could not meet the minimum 20/400 vision standard required by NHL rules.
According to the report, several factors convinced Berard over the last two months that he could play again -- including receiving a specially designed contact lens that doctors hope will allow him to pass the NHL eye test.
Earlier this month, Berard competed at the U.S. Olympic Orientation Camp in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The top overall pick in the 1995 draft by Ottawa, Berard also has played for the New York Islanders. In 290 career games, Berard collected 34 goals and 124 assists.
Any team that signs Berard to a tryout contract, gets an opportunity to watch him in training camp before making a final decision of committing to a NHL contract.
Berard is an unrestricted free agent after the Maple Leafs failed to make him a qualifying offer following the injury.
I do remember when he was with them morons on LI, that he was being called a modern Denis Potvin (scrape tongue)
Do you want him on the Rangers, or do you think his eye injury has ended his career?
http://espn.go.com/nhl/news/2001/0922/1254017.html
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Defenseman Bryan Berard, forced to retire due to a horrendous eye injury, apparently will attempt to resume his playing career.
According to USA Today, the 24-year-old Berard is expected to sign an NHL tryout contract with the New York Rangers next week.
The official announcement will come after Berard completes negotiations with insurance companies that paid him $6.5 million because doctors concluded that damage to his right eye constituted a career-ending injury.
The report also said that the Phoenix Coyotes, Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues were interested in Berard.
Berard's career came to crashing halt on March 11, 2000, while he was playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a game against the Ottawa Senators when he was struck in the eye by Marian Hossa's stick as Hossa followed through on a shot. The damage was so extensive that surgeons pondered removing the eye.
The injury was considered career-ending because Berard could not meet the minimum 20/400 vision standard required by NHL rules.
According to the report, several factors convinced Berard over the last two months that he could play again -- including receiving a specially designed contact lens that doctors hope will allow him to pass the NHL eye test.
Earlier this month, Berard competed at the U.S. Olympic Orientation Camp in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The top overall pick in the 1995 draft by Ottawa, Berard also has played for the New York Islanders. In 290 career games, Berard collected 34 goals and 124 assists.
Any team that signs Berard to a tryout contract, gets an opportunity to watch him in training camp before making a final decision of committing to a NHL contract.
Berard is an unrestricted free agent after the Maple Leafs failed to make him a qualifying offer following the injury.