Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos hockey player to get spinal surgery in Thailand

Source: Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press, October 28, 2019 

CALGARY — A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is to depart on a 12,000-kilometre journey to Thailand later this week for surgery that could help restore some of his movement.

And one thing Ryan Straschnitzki is determined to take with him is his hockey sled.

“I’ll be gone for five weeks,” the 20-year-old told The Canadian Press following a gruelling physiotherapy workout.

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