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ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Tim Bozon doesn’t like to look back — which is understandable considering what the St. John’s IceCaps forward has gone through.

It was only two years ago that Bozon was in a medically induced coma at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon with Neisseria meningitidis. He was admitted into the hospital’s intensive-care unit the morning after scoring a goal for the junior Western Hockey League’s Kootenay Ice in a 4-2 victory over the Saskatoon Blades.

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The acute bacterial meningitis left him fighting for his life with his parents flying in from their home in Cureglia, Switzerland, to be at his bedside. Bozon spent almost a month in hospital and when he was released had lost 40 pounds and encountered difficulty speaking and walking.

So you had to smile when Bozon scored the winning goal for the IceCaps Saturday night at the Mile One Centre with just over two minutes left in their final game of the season for a 2-1 victory over the Hartford Wolf Pack.