As I mentioned brfore Grandson is playing for 2015 Pacific District Championship. They are playing against elite select teams from all the West coast. They are not an Allstar team just overachievers. First game was against the Anaheim Ducks. A team made up of Allstars in the Los Angeles area. WE were underdogs. Ryan has been playing hurt all year. Doctors found he had a fractured vertibrae. Wearing a brace for six months season over. Ryan begged to play. Doc said he couldn't hurt it any worse. It was up to him the pain he could indure.
Down 2-0 number 12 was on the ice. The games can be purchased on line. I was watching and a scary moment. Kent Valley scored making it 2-1. The camera went of the action and onto a boy in Kent uniform laying on the ice. His legs twitching uncontrolable. The team medical staff rushing towards him. There was a hush over the rink. My Daughter in law called to the ice. Last year she was named Doctor of the year. My concern was she called because it was Ryan. The number of the player unseen by medical personal. My son helps the coaches in the penalty box. He too was on the ice. The sound went silent and for fifteen minutes they waited for an ambulance. I looked at every play in the team box and no Ryan.
After a five minute delay the game restarted and Ryan was on the ice. The player was not Ryan but that does not negate the seriousness of the injury. Still do not know how serious the injury but they did announce the boy was talking in the hospital. The game ended 4-1 with the last goal scored with no goalee in the net trying to add a player to get a goal back. For the team we played this is a major upset. It doesn't get any better. Tomorrow we play the Alaska Allstars. Ryan playing hurt and the player down was one of our best players./Dandy