Tom Pohl

University of Minnesota forward Tom Pohl was seriously injured during the second period of the Gophers game against the Minnesota State University Mavericks. Pohl was elbowed in the head by Maverick Jason Wiley and fell face first into the ice. Pohl was flown to the Mayo Clinic, where he underwent surgery to stop bleeding in his brain. He was later listed in fair condition.

1. Born: December 19, 1984
2. Position: Forward
3. Plays on the Gophers with brother Mike
4. Graduates in 2008
5. March 17, 2008: Suffered head injury during a game and required surgery

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• TwinCities.com: Minnesota Gophers hockey player Tom Pohl 'fair' after brain surgery (March 18, 2008)
  • A senior forward for the University of Minnesota men's hockey team, Pohl was recovering in fair condition Monday evening at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Fair condition means "a favorable prognosis," according to a hospital spokesperson, and includes vital signs within normal limits.
• Minneapolis Star Tribune: Gophers hockey player in intensive care after surgery (March 17, 2008)
  • Pohl lost his helmet as he was falling and apparently hit the dasher in front of the Gophers' bench. There was a 13-minute delay as Pohl, who had a large gash on his forehead and was also bleeding from his nose, was immobilized and taken off in a stretcher.
• Duluth News Tribune: 'U' hockey player stable after skull fracture (March 17, 2008)
• Minneapolis Star Tribune: Carman's OT goal sends U to Game 3 (March 17, 2008)
• TwinCities.com: Gophers' Pohl at Mayo Clinic (March 17, 2008)
• Official University of Minnesota Athletics Web Site: Gophers Outlast Minnesota State (March 17, 2008)
• The Free Press, Mankato, MN: Gophers edge MSU in two overtimes (March 17, 2008)

• Official University of Minnesota Athletics Web Site: Tom Pohl Bio

• Hockeydb.com: Tom Pohl's Profile

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