Statement from Blake Geoffrion
Published on November 22, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
MONTREAL, QUE - Hamilton Bulldogs forward Blake Geoffrion, who suffered a depressed skull fracture during a game versus the Syracuse Crunch on November 9th at Bell Centre, issued the following statement today.
"I want to sincerely thank all fans, friends, family members and everyone from the hockey world for the incredible support I have received. I was cleared by the neurosurgeon and the Club's medical staff to return home for a three-week period of complete rest. I am very happy to be home for Thanksgiving. I would like to thank Dr. Mulder and the Club's medical staff, as well as the entire medical personnel at the Montreal General Hospital for their extraordinary care. I am very grateful to Geoff Molson and Marc Bergevin for the unrelenting support they have shown myself and the members of my family. I also wish to thank all members of the media for respecting this healing period" said Geoffrion.
Geoffrion underwent successful surgery on November 9th and is out indefinitely, and the medical staff is expecting a complete recovery from his injury.
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