The neurosurgeon who operated on Minnesota high school hockey player Jack Jablonski, who was paralyzed when he crashed head first into the boards during a game last week, confirmed Thursday that the 16-year-old will never walk again and is "very unlikely" to regain movement in his arms from the elbows down.
As the 16-year-old Benilde student skated after a puck, he was pursued by a pair of skaters from Wayzata. The first hit him between the shoulder blades and the second pushed him against the boards.
"His face slammed against the boards and his body was straight up and down," Benilde's junior varsity coach Chris McGowan said.Jablonski was hurt on a hit from behind in the third period of a junior varsity game between Benilde-St. Margaret's and Wayzata during a holiday tournament. While skating after the puck, Jablonski was hit by two players, according to JV coach Chris McGowan.
"His face slammed against the boards and his body was straight up and down," McGowan said after the game.
As the 16-year-old Benilde student skated after a puck, he was pursued by a pair of skaters from Wayzata. The first hit him between the shoulder blades and the second pushed him against the boards.
"His face slammed against the boards and his body was straight up and down," Benilde's junior varsity coach Chris McGowan said.Jablonski was hurt on a hit from behind in the third period of a junior varsity game between Benilde-St. Margaret's and Wayzata during a holiday tournament. While skating after the puck, Jablonski was hit by two players, according to JV coach Chris McGowan.
"His face slammed against the boards and his body was straight up and down," McGowan said after the game.
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