Exter article, 7/6/03
Posted by Steve R 02
Re: Exter article, 7/6/03
Posted by: Mike (---.nyc.rr.com)
Date: July 06, 2003 06:19PM
Another one about Exter on ESPN.com...
Of course, it would really help if somebody informed them that Merrimack and Boston College probably weren't playing in an ECAC playoff game
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Of course, it would really help if somebody informed them that Merrimack and Boston College probably weren't playing in an ECAC playoff game
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Re: Exter article, 7/6/03
Posted by: cornelldavy (---.client.comcast.net)
Date: February 10, 2004 01:15AM
From the ECHL:
Exter's Comeback Continues With First Pro Win
Wheeling's Joe Exter took another giant step forward in his hockey
career. Making his first professional start, Exter had 20 saves and
registered his first professional win in a 4-3 overtime victory at Cincinnati
on February 7.
Signed to a contract with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey
League on December 24, Exter was assigned to Wheeling on January 9. He
made his first professional appearance on January 10 allowing two goals
and making four saves while playing 18:44 of the third period in a 5-2
loss at Cincinnati. He made two saves and did not allow a goal while
playing the final 8:49 of a 3-0 loss at Johnstown on February 4.
On March 7, 2003, Exter, then playing for Merrimack College, had his
helmet knocked loose in an on-ice collision with Boston College freshman
Patrick Eaves, whose knee hit Exter in the temple. Exter's head hit the
ice, he was knocked unconscious and he began to convulse. Exter had
suffered two skull fractures and he spent 25 minutes lying on the ice
while medical staff and paramedics prepared to transfer him to the
hospital. Exter spent almost two weeks in a coma at Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center's intensive care unit. After waking up from the coma,
doctors were simply hoping that Exter would be able to walk again and
felt that hockey was out of the question.
Exter, who began skating three months later, was not drafted, but had
interest from several teams in the National Hockey League before the
accident. As his recovery progressed, Exter said that the New York
Rangers, the Florida Panthers and the Pittsburgh Penguins expressed interest
with all planning to sign him to an AHL contract and then assigning him
to an ECHL team. If Exter plays in a combined 15 games between Wheeling
and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in 2003-04, his contract will automatically
be
renewed for 2004-05 and he is guaranteed a spot at the Penguins
training camp.
Exter's Comeback Continues With First Pro Win
Wheeling's Joe Exter took another giant step forward in his hockey
career. Making his first professional start, Exter had 20 saves and
registered his first professional win in a 4-3 overtime victory at Cincinnati
on February 7.
Signed to a contract with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey
League on December 24, Exter was assigned to Wheeling on January 9. He
made his first professional appearance on January 10 allowing two goals
and making four saves while playing 18:44 of the third period in a 5-2
loss at Cincinnati. He made two saves and did not allow a goal while
playing the final 8:49 of a 3-0 loss at Johnstown on February 4.
On March 7, 2003, Exter, then playing for Merrimack College, had his
helmet knocked loose in an on-ice collision with Boston College freshman
Patrick Eaves, whose knee hit Exter in the temple. Exter's head hit the
ice, he was knocked unconscious and he began to convulse. Exter had
suffered two skull fractures and he spent 25 minutes lying on the ice
while medical staff and paramedics prepared to transfer him to the
hospital. Exter spent almost two weeks in a coma at Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center's intensive care unit. After waking up from the coma,
doctors were simply hoping that Exter would be able to walk again and
felt that hockey was out of the question.
Exter, who began skating three months later, was not drafted, but had
interest from several teams in the National Hockey League before the
accident. As his recovery progressed, Exter said that the New York
Rangers, the Florida Panthers and the Pittsburgh Penguins expressed interest
with all planning to sign him to an AHL contract and then assigning him
to an ECHL team. If Exter plays in a combined 15 games between Wheeling
and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in 2003-04, his contract will automatically
be
renewed for 2004-05 and he is guaranteed a spot at the Penguins
training camp.
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