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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
He didn't go blind, but he had a very serious eye injury from a highstick circa 1983 from my recollection.
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Chouinard suffered a minor eye injury in December of 1981 versus the Flyers. He wasn't almost blind. He recovered fine and played out the season and playoffs. Chouinard's major injury problems were his shoulders. He suffered a bad separation in practice one year and elected to not have surgery to repair it.
On Chouinard's success with McDonald, he was so important the Flames traded him that summer for futures. Guy was very skilled, but he was not the type of player the Flames were interested in. The arrival of Bridgeman and Risebrough made guys like Chouinard an after thought.
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Originally Posted by Vulcan
It was injuries that caused his career to halt not his skill and as usual.
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Just to clarify, Chouinard quit the game when St. Louis sent him to the minors.