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Bozon released; dropping puck Saturday night
Kootenay ICE sniper Tim Bozon is making remarkable strides as he recovers from meningitis, which sent him to hospital four weeks ago tomorrow.
Bozon, who was in a medically induced coma for most of those four weeks, walked into a news conference today to thank everyone.
“From what I have learned since coming out of the coma, the people here at the Royal University Hospital went to amazing lengths to save my life. To them, first and foremost, my heartfelt thanks. But I must also extend gratitude to everyone who sent me their thoughts and prayers, especially my parents, who rushed here from France to be by my side,” commented Tim.
His father, Philippe, also expressed his thanks to the medical staff and all the people who signed cards, emailed wishes and donated money.
“This has been unbelievable. It’s terrible to have to see your son go through this but the outpouring of support and quality of care at the hospital has been amazing,” said the former NHL player.
Tim’s neurologist, Dr. Gary Hunter, acknowledged Tim has recuperated incredibly well but cautioned there may be months of rehabilitation still ahead. “We are optimistic he will make a full recovery but it will take some time before that possibility could be realized.”
Tim, 19, is working on regaining strength and improving coordination. He will have more rehabilitation after he has been discharged from hospital and the medical costs are already far exceeding the insurance coverage.
People are encouraged to make contributions to the Tim Bozon Trust Fund at any Bank of Montreal in Western Canada or through the Western Hockey League Office in Calgary.
Tim is being discharged from Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon today (March 28) and is planning to travel to Cranbrook to be with his Kootenay teammates at their next playoff game against the Calgary Hitmen Saturday night. The underdog ICE hold a 3-2 series lead over the Hitmen going into game 6.
At the game, Bozon is scheduled to return to the ice to drop the puck in a ceremonial face-off.
Bozon is a Montreal Canadiens prospect.
HOW TO DONATE:
Payment within Canada
Western Canada: The public can make donations at any BMO Bank of Montreal branch in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Outside of Western Canada: Customer provides the initiating financial institution with: Their customer information including beneficiary account name and address details: Tim Bozon Trust 2424 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 3Y9 Their 11 digit beneficiary branch transit and account number: 05578974250 Their Beneficiary Bank as Bank of Montreal and branch address details. BMO Bank of Montreal 2325 Preston Avenue, Saskatoon, SK S7J 2G2. Their Direct Payment Routing Number as: //CC000105578.
Some financial institutions only require the five digit branch transit (05578). BMO SWIFT BIC Code: BOFMCAM2 .
Payment from the USA Customer provides the initiating financial institution with: Their customer information including beneficiary account name and address details:
Tim Bozon Trust 2424 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 3Y9 : Their 11 digit beneficiary branch transit and account number: 05578974250 Plus beneficiary bank information: Indicate beneficiary bank is Bank of Montreal and include branch address, city and country:
BMO Bank of Montreal 2325 Preston Avenue Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7J 2G2 BMO’s bank number: 00105578 BMO SWIFT BIC Code: BOFMCAM2
Plus USD correspondent bank information: Pay through: Wells Fargo Bank (FKA Wachovia Bank) S.W.I.F.T BIC Code: PNBPUS3NNYC AND – Fedwire ABA: 026005092 OR – CHIPS UID: 0509 (Some financial institutions specifically require BMO’s beneficiary bank information in the format //CC000105578 ). Instructions for wiring funds to the TIM BOZON TRUST account
Payment from Other Countries Outside Canada or the USA Customer provides the initiating financial institution with: Their customer information including beneficiary account name and address details: Tim Bozon Trust 2424 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 3Y9 Their 11 digit beneficiary branch transit and account number: 05578974250 Plus beneficiary bank information: Indicate beneficiary bank is Bank of Montreal and include branch address, city and country: BMO Bank of Montreal 2325 Preston Avenue, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7J 2G2 BMO SWIFT BIC Code: BOFMCAM2 (Some financial institutions specifically require BMO’s beneficiary bank information in the format //CC000105578).
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