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NHL Linesman Thor Nelson Hopes To Return To The NHL

06/13/2015 at 1:18pm EDT

from KXNews,

A Minot man who's officiated games in the NHL for two decades is hoping to return to the ice this winter.

Thor Nelson has been out of the league for most of two seasons because of an injury suffered while officiating a game in Winnipeg in 2013.

Jim Olson caught up with him this week to find out about his recovery.

It was a game in Winnipeg in 2013 that changed Thor Nelson's NHL officiating career.

"I remember leading up to the incident, I stepped in between two guys who were fighting and I don't remember the rest which happened to be a right cross that caught me instead of one of the players."

That right cross gave Nelson a concussion - something that erased his memory of finishing the game - which he did - and driving home from Winnipeg to Minot - which he also did. He fought through it - staying on the ice, but knowing things were not right.

"I was in Vancouver and couldn't see my partner across the ice, it was all blurry, and I went to a team doctor and said we gotta talk."

That was in the 2013-14 season and he had to hang up his skates, leaving behind his life in the NHL.

continued and watch the interview below...

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