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Article: Kolzig could call it a career; Goalie weighing retirement after 'freak' injury.(SPORTS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- February 18, 2009
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Byline: Corey Masisak, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
It was a simple glove save in practice, as routine as any he'd made in the past two decades.
But something was amiss for Olie Kolzig, and he winced after the puck hit his hand. He wasn't ready for the next shooter in line, and that puck also hit his glove, snapping his arm backward.
At that point, there was a real problem.
For the 38-year-old Kolzig, his first season away from the Washington Capitals had begun with promise. After that one shot in December, however, it quickly deteriorated both personally and for his Tampa Bay Lightning. Kolzig eventually was diagnosed with a torn tendon in ...