When Tim Bozon was lying in a hospital bed in an induced coma to combat the viral meningitis that had begun to take hold of his body two years ago, few people were looking ahead to his professional hockey debut. All focus at the time was simply on his survival. Fast forward two years, and a fully recovered Tim Bozon entered his first season of professional hockey as the picture of perseverance.
But his transition to pro hockey was not seamless. During the AHL preseason, he was hit against the boards and injured his shoulder, which caused him to miss the first 14 games of the season.