Trent McCleary

Trent Kenneth McCleary (born September 8, 1972) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played for the Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League.

Throat injury
McCleary's career was cut short after a freak incident during a home game in Montreal on January 29, 2000. While attempting to block a shot by Philadelphia Flyers player Chris Therien, he was accidentally struck in the throat by the flying puck. An emergency tracheotomy had to be performed at the Molson Centre, a procedure that saved his life. Several surgeries were required before he could regain his speech. He now has a 15% narrower air passage due to a partially-paralyzed left vocal cord and scar tissue on the cricoid cartilage in his throat.

Career statistics
--- Regular Season ---  Playoffs Season  Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM -- 1988-89 Swift Current Broncos       WHL     3    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  -- 1989-90 Swift Current Broncos       WHL    70    3   15   18   43   4   1   0   1   0 1990-91 Swift Current Broncos       WHL    70   16   24   40   53   3   0   0   0   2 1991-92 Swift Current Broncos       WHL    72   23   22   45  240   8   1   2   3  16 1992-93 New Haven Senators          AHL     2    1    0    1    6  --  --  --  --  -- 1992-93 Swift Current Broncos       WHL    63   17   33   50  138  17   5   4   9  16 1993-94 Prince Edward Island Sena   AHL     4    0    0    0    6  --  --  --  --  -- 1993-94 Thunder Bay Senators        CoHL   51   23   17   40  123   9   2  11  13  15 1994-95 Prince Edward Island Sena   AHL    51    9   20   29   60   9   2   3   5  26 1995-96 Ottawa Senators             NHL    75    4   10   14   68  --  --  --  --  -- 1996-97 Boston Bruins               NHL    59    3    5    8   33  --  --  --  --  -- 1997-98 Las Vegas Thunder           IHL    54    7    6   13  120   3   1   0   1   2 1997-98 Detroit Vipers              IHL    21    1    1    2   45  --  --  --  --  -- 1998-99 Montreal Canadiens          NHL    46    0    0    0   29  --  --  --  --  -- 1999-00 Montreal Canadiens          NHL    12    1    0    1    4  --  --  --  --  -- 1999-00 Quebec Citadelles           AHL    27    7    9   16   56  --  --  --  --  -- --        NHL Totals                        192    8   15   23  134  --  --  --  --  --