CONCUSSION MAY SIDELINE KARIYA DURING OLYMPICS.Byline: Daily News Paul Kariya Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya (born October 16, 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), is a professional ice hockey player who plays for the St. Louis Blues. Personal life might not play for the Canadian hockey team at the Nagano Olympics after suffering a concussion in a game last week. Kariya did not practice with the Ducks on Friday and was doubtful for their home game against the Kings today, team spokesman Rob Scichili said. Kariya was scheduled to travel to Nagano on Sunday, with Team Canada's first game on Friday. ``He is improving, but his head is not 100 percent clear yet,'' Scichili said. Anaheim general manager Jack Ferreira said that his ``gut feeling'' was that Kariya would have to skip the Olympics. ``He's having trouble focusing and right now he couldn't travel,'' Ferreira said. ``He's still foggy.'' Kariya, injured last Sunday in a game against Chicago, was evaluated by a team doctor Friday and will be reassessed daily, Scichili said. Kariya played for Team Canada in the 1994 Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. in Norway. The 23-year-old center suffered the concussion when he was cross-checked by Blackhawks defenseman Gary Suter Gary Suter was born in Madison, Wisconsin on June 24 1964. He played his Junior hockey for the Dubuque Fighting Saints, High school hockey at Culver Military Academy and then moved on to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. . No penalty was assessed on the play, but the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there later suspended Suter - who will play for the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in the Olympics - for four games without pay and fined him $1,000. |
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