Yonkman tears up his knee

[Jim Bob]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26223-2003Oct27.html

Top prospect Nolan Yonkman tore knee ligaments in a minor league game and likely will miss the duration of the season, Capitals General Manager George McPhee said, the latest setback in the defenseman's development.

Yonkman, 22, played in just 24 games with Washington's affiliate in Portland, Maine, last season due to various injuries and also missed most of training camp with health problems. He tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee after taking an awkward fall following a fight in a game Friday night.

If it weren't for bad luck this kid would have none.......

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[BLACKBURN]

I had high hopes for this kid, how many great players have been destroyed by injuries

 

[Avery4Byng*]

Wow thos is brutal. He has sure had a tough go in pro hockey. Hopefully he gets his health back next year and rebounds. has the size and strength to be a decent NHL'er....

 

[Koltsov71]

Terrible news. Starting to wonder if we will ever see this kid.

 

[PecaFan]

He tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee after taking an awkward fall following a fight in a game Friday night.

Yet another serious injury caused by fighting.