‘Enjoying the moment’ Paralyzed Bronco player makes triumphant return to the ice
CALGARY — Ryan Straschnitzki was all smiles Saturday following his first return to the ice in a game since being paralyzed from the chest down in an April bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos in Saskatchewan.
Straschnitzki was at the Cowboys N Sleds Charity Sledge Hockey game Saturday, playing on a team with Canadian country music star George Canyon and a group of all-stars against the drivers and outriders from the World Professional Chuckwagon Association, including Ryan’s father Tom.
Straschnitzki’s team won 5-4 in which he scored two goals and had an assist.
“It was exhilarating….it was just amazing,” Straschnitzki said after the game.