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February 20, 1998 | JOHN WEYLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
There are dog days and then there are dog days. Professional hockey players are used to having their faces split by fists, their bones broken and teeth knocked out with sticks, their flesh slashed open with cold steel. But when your dog kicks in your head, you know it's not your day. Shawn Antoski's eight-year career in the NHL has been littered with stretched knee ligaments, separated shoulders, broken knuckles, strained hips and even hernia surgery.
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December 2, 1997 | ELLIOTT TEAFORD
Left wing Shawn Antoski, who suffered a fractured skull and underwent surgery after an auto accident Nov. 24, was released from a Santa Ana hospital Friday and has been resting comfortably at home. He is expected to make a full recovery, but probably won't play again this season, according to a team spokesman. Antoski scored one goal in nine games before the accident.
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November 25, 1997 | JOHN WEYLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mighty Duck forward Shawn Antoski suffered a depressed skull fracture in a one-car accident early Monday morning and is listed in serious but stable condition after undergoing surgery at Western Medical Center in Santa Ana. Antoski, 27, was riding in the passenger seat of a rented 1996 Ford Mustang driven by Antoski's cousin, according to authorities and team officials.
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October 19, 1997 | ELLIOTT TEAFORD
Tough guy Shawn Antoski remains a big part of the Ducks' plans this season. He is 6 feet 4, 235 pounds, a strong skater and a bit mean, but Coach Pierre Page expects more offense from the former first-round draft pick of the Vancouver Canucks. Antoski combined skill and physical play to record 25 goals, 56 points and 201 penalty minutes in his final season with North Bay of the junior-level Ontario Hockey League.
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October 10, 1997 | MARK PARGAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
When the game of hockey is under control, the players fit into their roles: the passer, checker, scorer. But when an opponent tries to expand his role, that's when the trouble starts. He becomes an odd shape and things no longer fit. Enter Shawn Antoski of the Mighty Ducks. His job is to bash that square peg into a round hole, make things fit and restore order. After a season of disorder, Antoski is ready to rearrange his career. "The scrimmages and practices are all great . . .
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September 19, 1997 | Times Wire Services
Sean Pronger had two goals and an assist as the Mighty Ducks made the most of their scoring chances in a 4-2 exhibition victory over the Coyotes at Phoenix. The Ducks scored on four of 13 shots. Matt Cullen and Shawn Antoski also scored goals for the Ducks. Goalie Mikhail Shtalenkov made 35 saves.