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- Oct 27, 2004
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090416&content_id=63964&vkey=ice_pressrelease
Rockne Brubaker, the reigning two-time U.S. pairs champion with partner Keauna McLaughlin, underwent surgery April 3 at Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colo., for two sports hernias, injuries that prevented the team from being considered to compete at the first-ever ISU World Team Trophy, April 16-19 in Tokyo, Japan.
"We wanted to have the surgery right after worlds so I could heal since next season is so important," Brubaker said. "We would have liked to have gone [to the World Team Trophy], but I would have rather gotten this out of the way and been prepared for next season."