- Serge Payer
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
former_teams =Florida Panthers Ottawa Senators Calgary Flames
team =Krefeld Pinguine
league = DEL
position = Centre
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 191
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1979|5|7|mf=y
birth_place = Rockland, ON, CAN
draft = Undrafted
draft_year =
draft_team =
career_start = 2000Serge Payer (born
7 May ,1979 in Rockland,Ontario ) is a Canadianice hockey player who currently plays for theKrefeld Pinguine of the DEL.In
1999 , Payer's career nearly came to an end when he was diagnosed withGuillain-Barré syndrome while playing junior hockey for theKitchener Rangers . After a 10-month battle with the disease and subsequent bout withmononucleosis , he returned to the Rangers before eventually making his NHL debut on November 13, 2000, against theAtlanta Thrashers . He has started a foundation to raise money for Guillain-Barré syndrome research and to promote public awareness of the disease.He was signed as an undrafted
free agent by theFlorida Panthers on30 September ,1997 . Payer has played 119 career NHL games with the Panthers andOttawa Senators , scoring 7 goals and 6 assists for 13 points.Payer signed as a free agent with the
Minnesota Wild on August 20, 2007, though he has thus far played only with their AHL affiliate in Houston and has yet to crack their NHL roster.External links
* [http://www.sergepayerfoundation.org/ Serge Payer Foundation]
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