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The term passionate Florida Panthers fan may make some giggle, but don't laugh around Andrew Yogan); RELATED CONTENT: 2010 MOCK DRAFTS Kimelman | Holland Hall leads Windsor to OHL title, Memorial Cup berth Bjugstad growing on and off the ice Top draft prospects ready for league finals Tinordi giving USNTDP team dose of leadershipALL 2010 ENTRY DRAFT STORIES -His path got derailed football bowl games in a big way last season. In a game against London on Feb. 13, he was driven face-first into the boards from behind by a hit by the Knights' Zac Rinaldo. He suffered a broken nose and a season-ending concussion, and one of the lasting images from the video is an unconscious Yogan landing on the ice with his arms extended.Yogan said it took until the middle of the summer for him to feel like himsel football bowl games f again.-It took a while,- he said. -It was a long recovery, but I did it. My family helped me through it, my friends were great for me. I'm back now and I'm loving playing hockey again.--He came back this year, started off pretty well, and he's been playing well all year,- Erie coach Robbie Ftorek told NHL.com. -To get back from that took quite a while.-Yogan said he's playing the same way he did football bowl games before the hit, but he also said he used it as a learning experience.-I think it took me a little while to get comfortable with my game because I took a lot of chances,- he said. -Going into corners, I had to look behind my back a couple times. I'm starting to get comfortable again. I learned a lot from it. When I got hit, I watched the video, I saw myself not looking around. Now when I go into a football bowl games corner I look around, I keep my head up, and I'm prepared now. I learned a lot.-Contact Adam Kimelman at akimelman@nhl.com football bowl games
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