‘So grateful:’ Injured Bronco hockey player glad he’s alive, works on recovery
CALGARY — Ryan Straschnitzki is involved in the toughest game of his life.
Seven weeks after being paralyzed from the chest down when a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team crashed, he has embarked on the thing a lot of athletes dread — two-a-day workouts.
It was his choice to undertake twice daily physiotherapy sessions at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary.
“It’s tough, but it’s worth it for sure,” said Straschnitzki in an interview with The Canadian Press from his hospital bed. “I’m better. Physio’s getting better. I’m feeling a lot better. Everything’s healing perfectly — I’ve still got some soreness and what not.”