October 11, 2006

Good bye, Kono

I've not been keeping up on my hockey news. It was just today that I learned that Steve Konowalchuk has had to retire because of a heart condition.

I'm really sorry to hear this. Mostly I'm sorry to hear that he has the heart condition in the first place, of course. But I'm also sorry because I sort of harbored this fantasy of going to Vancouver in 2010 and seeing Kono skate for Team USA in the Olympics.

I was thrilled in 2002 when Kono was named captain of the U.S. team. I liked him because I was a Caps fan, but also because he's the kind of player I love: mucker and grinder. And a class guy, too...I would never expect to hear about him, say, tearing up a hotel room.

Plus, to add to the storybook story, in 2002 the games were in his hometown of Salt Lake City.

The reason you don't remember the storybook story is that Kono injured his shoulder that season and missed the Olympics.

Last year he made the Olympic team again, but got knocked out in the first half of the season with torn ligaments in his wrist.

And now he's out for good with long QT syndrome. The Rocky Mountain News put it well:

Few in the NHL played with as much heart as Steve Konowalchuk, making the reason he is giving up the game at age 33 so painfully ironic.
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