Tema: Very Tragic Event In Minnesota High School Hockey Game

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Less than a period after scoring his team's first goal on Friday, a Minnesota high school hockey player was tragically paralyzed in a holiday tournament hockey game.

As first reported by MnHockeyHub.com and the Benilde-St. Margaret's (Minn.) High boys hockey site, and later confirmed by the Associated Press, Red Knights junior varsity star Jack Jablonski was paralyzed when he was accidentally checked from behind into the end boards during a Holiday Hockey Classic Tournament game against Wayzata (Minn.) High on Friday night. The 16-year-old sophomore reportedly collapsed motionless on the ice immediately after the hit, and was carted off the ice and immediately sent to a nearby hospital.
Benilde-St. Margaret's junior varsity hockey coach Chris McGowan said that Jablonski has been unable to move his legs and has experienced only slight movement in his hands and fingers since the on-ice injury.
According to MnHockeyHub, the forward spent the first day of 2012 at Hennepin County Medical Center, where his recovery from two broken bones in his lower neck -- and what doctors expect is a bruised spinal cord -- is currently progressing at an unknown pace. Jablonski's CaringBridge.org charity page said that he was put in a Halo apparatus to stabilize his head and spinal cord, with MnHockeyHub noting that doctors refuse to speculate on his potential recovery until after swelling in his injuries has reduced.
Still, while the setback could be completely devastating for any athlete, McGowan reported that the sophomore was surprisingly upbeat and aware in his hospital room on Sunday afternoon, with surgery to repair his broken vertebrae likely to move ahead as soon as the swelling subsides.
"His spirits were really quite good. He's talking. He knows who everybody is. He's laughing," McGowan told MnHockeyHub.com.
That's a touching sentiment for all hockey fans, with hope now centered on a full recovery for the budding high school hockey and tennis player.
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Facebook Page in his honor...
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But they reported on Wednesday that doctors have told them he 'will not be able to walk or skate' ever again

sad......

as bad as i feel for him and his family i feel even worse for the kids who did it. They will have to carry that awful burden the rest of their life. No suspension is needed here, these kids will suffer enough with self guilt.

What you mean kids? There is only 1 kid who pushed him. And this day kids dont care.

i read 2somewhere...

I was trying to be optimistic, I know I have a shitty generation.

This is very sad, but it happens in every sport now and then. It's important that he gets support from people he knows but also from people he doesn't know. It helps a lot during the recovery of such an injury to get messages of support from other hockey players and fans.

he's already doing more than they thought he would, he wants to put the skates on already. he's moving his arms now.

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That's great news but the path to recovery is a long one. He'll get better and he'll probably have bad days. And it's during the bad days he needs the most support he can get.

oh I know.

On the 13th(Jack's number) of every month everybody needs to wear white in support of Jack. I didn't Friday, but I didn't know until I checked the facebook page Friday night.