{"id":68301,"date":"2016-01-19T17:33:56","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T23:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=68301"},"modified":"2016-01-19T17:35:49","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T23:35:49","slug":"penn-state-junior-mike-williamson-stepping-away-from-game-due-to-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2016\/01\/19\/penn-state-junior-mike-williamson-stepping-away-from-game-due-to-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Penn State junior Williamson stepping away from game due to injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Penn State announced Tuesday that junior defenseman Mike Williamson has decided to end his playing career due to chronic injuries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately and sadly, Mike Williamson informed us that, due to his health, he will not play hockey anymore,&#8221; PSU coach Guy Gadowsky said at Tuesday&#8217;s press conference. &#8220;He&#8217;s been struggling with injuries for over a year now and the episodes get worse and worse. After talking with his family and the physicians, he&#8217;s come up with this decision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s unfortunate because the guys on the team love him. He&#8217;s an extremely popular player in the locker room. I think the whole team is really sad to hear this news. He will remain a part of us doing whatever he can. He&#8217;s hungry to do that. He loves Penn State and is staying here to get his degree and help the program.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Williamson, a finance major, appeared in six games this season and 49 for his three-year career at Penn State after being a 2013 NHL draft pick of the Vancouver Canucks (sixth round, 175th overall).<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-4, 209-pound Williamson made 27 appearances as a freshman in 2013-14, tallying six points on two goals and four assists, while posting a minus-4 rating. Williamson also blocked 57 shots. In his sophomore season, Williamson had two points on a goal and an assist in 16 appearances with a minus-1 rating. 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