What's up everyone? It's been a hectic 8 days for me, but first I want to send out a thank you again on behalf of myself and Joe Lyle to all of you who have wished us a speedy recovery. I've made giant strides since the accident physically, even though I am still without a car (which is driving me CRAZY). Since last Monday I have seen my chiropractor six times and I think he might be a magician, he has restored full range of motion in my neck and about 90% of it in my lower back. We haven't taken new x-rays yet, I assume we'll take those later this week or early next week to see how my spine is doing in the re-alignment process. Last Friday I was given the O.K. to start working out and skating again at about 50% and to be honest with you I jumped all over the chance. Most of the time when October comes, as a player you're so sick of the gym that you have to drag your butt into the facility, but for me I knew last Tuesday how lucky I was to just be walking and wanted to start rehabbing right away. Unfortunately I had to let nature and Dr. Leahy take its course on my injuries, so as soon as I got the green light Friday morning I headed right to the gym and was on the ice later that night.
It was weird being so hesitant on the ice and in the gym, all summer I was going 100% everyday and now just lifting half the weight I was 10 days ago is a bit of a struggle. I was hesitant because I'm a little scared to re-injure anything and be stuck on the shelf even longer. But as long as I am going at the pace I was told to go at everything should be ok. Luckily I went to see Dr. Leahy over at Everett Chiropractic right after the accident and didn't build up any scar tissue in my back, which would have taken twice as long to recover from. I am nowhere near 100% yet but everyday I feel better and am making strides to a full recovery.
As for Joe, he just started seeing a chiropractor back home in Rutland, VT and is looking at a 4-6 week recovery time frame. We talk just about everyday and thank god he is feeling better everyday also. His spot in Brooklyn with the Aces is secure and he was told by their head coach to take the time he needs to recover and everything will be all set for him when he is ready. He says it everytime we're on the phone how lucky we are to even be able to walk let alone get to play professional hockey again.
As for the hockey part, everyone has heard the news about the Copper City Chiefs folding and all that good stuff surrounding the EPHL. The recent news leaves me teamless in October for the first time in my career. I have talked to a couple teams around different leagues and I am currently weighing my options to see what would be the best fit for me as a player. I really don't know which way I am leaning yet and hopefully I will have everything figured out in the next couple days so I can let all of you know where I will be starting the season.
In other news, I have spent the past two falls coaching a midget team made up of the best prep school players in the area, the Neponset Valley River Rats U18 team. We play in the Mass Tier 1 Select League and every year compete for a spot at the National Championships. This year we have a very strong team and have a very good chance to win the state championship and head to Nationals in April. We have numerous kids already committed to colleges like BC, Michigan, BU and others being looked at by big name schools. Currently we are 9-3-1 overall and 5-0-1 in our league. As of last Friday we were ranked 6th in the country, but our boys went 0-1-1 this weekend so that will hurt our ranking. It's great to coach young kids with so much talent and it wouldn't be totally unexpected if we have 3 or 4 guys drafted in the upcoming NHL draft.
Again thanks for all the support and keep checking back for more updates later in the week.
For anyone in the Mass area if you ever need a good chiropractor I strongly suggest going over the Everett Chiropractic and Dr. Brian Leahy. He is simply put unreal and knows exactly what to do. Here is their website www.wewatchyourback.com
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I am glad to see that you are doing better after your accident and wish you the best of luck in finding a home in the hockey world.
That is great that you sought help in your recovery from a chiropractor. Too bad more people don't know the benefits of taking care of your structure and your nerve system. If you want more information about chiropractic in Rutland, give us a look.
www.fosteringwellness.net
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