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On November 30th, Yannick Frehner was hit in the face by a puck against the SCL Tigers.
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The striker breaks his jaw and loses two teeth.
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Tiger Pascal Berger has been playing with a lattice helmet for years.
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He’s had better luck so far: Langnau’s Yannick Blaser blocks most of the league’s shots, but has never suffered serious facial injuries.
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Most of the shots in the league (101) are blocked by Yannick Blaser from Langnau. His lung was already cracking and he was spat out blood. But the defender has so far been spared serious facial injuries. HCD striker Yannick Frehner is completely different.
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The 23-year-old wants to block a Huguenin shot against the Tigers at the end of November and goes down on his knees. And gets the puck full in the face. “My mistake too,” Frehner is self-critical. “Had I stood differently, it would have been less dangerous.” It is almost unbelievable that the native of Chur does not feel any pain at first.
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«I realized that something was wrong. The lower jaw was no longer where it should be. I covered the wound with my hand. When I showed it to the doctors and heard an ‘Oh, shit!’ I knew it was serious. “
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A hole in the chin
There is a gash on Frehner’s chin. “A hole. It looked bad, ”says the striker, who is immediately taken to the Chur Cantonal Hospital and operated on that same night under general anesthesia. Two teeth can no longer be saved. One tooth is split. “When I woke up, I was panic. I couldn’t open my mouth properly as everything was wired up. I was also in pain and had to be fed artificially with the help of a nasogastric tube. ” A day later, Frehner is operated on a second time under general anesthesia and has two plates inserted.
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The 23-year-old’s parents were in the stadium when their son sustained the horror injury. “My mother was sitting on pins and needles. Team doctor Walter Kistler informed them later by phone. “
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Frehner looks forward to burgers and pizza
Now it feels like he’s wearing braces. He takes a pain pill once a day and can only eat soft foods for a month. In the morning Frehner makes scrambled eggs. There is pureed food at lunchtime. And in the evening he cooks risotto, mashed potatoes or polenta. “I’m already looking forward to biting into a pizza or burger again,” says the 23-year-old, who can train on the ice in the weight room and without physical contact.
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Despite the ordeal, Frehner is not thinking of playing with bars in the future. “I know some who have been hit in the face. But nobody got it a second time. I hope I’m over with that now. “
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Whether he can intervene in the game again in four weeks depends on the healing process.
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Why don’t the players wear a lattice helmet?
For almost six years, Tigers captain Pascal Berger has been playing with a lattice helmet again. The now 32-year-old was tired of having to go to the dentist again and again. «At first I had to go every three months, then every month. There were also visits on Sundays because I wanted to face my family with all my teeth at festivities, “says Berger, who had to have three removed in 2016 after an infection.”
It is clear to him: “Anyone who claims that the view is restricted by bars is looking for excuses. It’s a change. But you need two training sessions. ” Why didn’t Berger always play with bars? “Because everyone changes at the age of 18 and it’s just cooler. I learned from my mistakes. There is life after hockey. “
The sayings on the ice became less. Nevertheless they do exist. Berger doesn’t care. “I was hit by a puck last year. I just needed a new grille because a bar was bent. “
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For almost six years, Tigers captain Pascal Berger has been playing with a lattice helmet again. The now 32-year-old was tired of having to go to the dentist again and again. «At first I had to go every three months, then every month. There were also visits on Sundays because I wanted to face my family with all my teeth at festivities, “says Berger, who had to have three removed in 2016 after an infection.”
It is clear to him: “Anyone who claims that the view is restricted by bars is looking for excuses. It’s a change. But you need two training sessions. ” Why didn’t Berger always play with bars? “Because everyone changes at the age of 18 and it’s just cooler. I learned from my mistakes. There is life after hockey. “
The sayings on the ice became less. Nevertheless they do exist. Berger doesn’t care. “I was hit by a puck last year. I just needed a new grille because a bar was bent. “
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