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Poulin's dislocated left knee cap? Not the first time

 Kevin Poulin's painful-sounding injury during warmups Tuesday--a dislocated left knee cap that will require season-ending surgery--was a freak accident.

But here is an interesting item to note:

It wasn't the first time Poulin suffered the injury.

Back in his days for the Victoriaville Tigers of the QMJHL, Poulin suffered the exact same injury while playing a game of soccer...

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