Straschnitzki's team won 5-4 in which he scored two goals and had an assist. Ryan Straschnitzki, centre, began playing sledge hockey soon after he was released from hospital. Sledge hockey, one of the more popular events at the Winter Paralympic Games, became an official event in 1994. Immediately after the crash he expressed an interest to begin playing sledge hockey. (Anis Heydari/CBC)Cassie Campbell-Pascall, a three-time Olympian in women's ice hockey, was on Straschnitzki's team and understands the importance of his returning to the ice.

Source: CBC News September 16, 2018 01:18 UTC