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Trent McCleary is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League, born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada on September 8, 1972. His career was tragically cut short after a freak incident during a home game on January 29, 2000, in which he was accidentally struck in the throat by a flying puck shot by Philadelphia Flyers Chris Therien. The injury caused his throat to immediately collapse making it difficult to breathe. It took several surgeries 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 cricord cartilage in his throat.
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