Mass. High School Hockey Player
Seriously Injured During Tournament
18-year-old Jake Thibeault suffered spine fractures and a mild brain hemorrhage when he was slammed against the ice rink boards Saturday during the Eastern Alliance Kickoff tournament.
By Oscar Margain
Published September 6, 2021 • Updated 4 mins ago
Milton Academy senior Jake Thibeault was left paralyzed from the waist down after an accident during the Eastern Alliance Kickoff tournament hockey game Saturday in Hopedale, Massachusetts.
The 18-year-old suffered spine fractures and a mild brain hemorrhage and is being treated at UMass Memorial Medical Center.
It’s the worst news Jake's father Mike Thibeault has ever heard. His son, a rising hockey star, will likely not walk again.
“Chances are very slim given the nature of his injury and Jake simply said, ‘Well, I’m ready to fight,’” Mike Thibeault recalled Monday. ...
Family, friends and the hockey community have come together and
had raised over $170,000 by Monday night to help the Thibeaults with what is expected to be a long-term battle -- a battle that will test and be a testament to the young hockey player’s character. ...
Jake has already discussed the idea of becoming a sled skating Olympian with his long-time skating coach, in the event his hockey dreams don’t come to be. ...
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