Jordan Sigalet collapses during game in Providence
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Thanks so much for posting that article. The Sigalets are an incredible family of strength and a model for all of us. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of them!!
"Regarding BGSU, I would think their biggest strength is that they never give up, They never slow down and they battle hard even after the other team scores. We have to be on our game and never, ever take the foot off the gas for a second."
~~USCHO Poster
"BG was relentless. It's like they know that a good first pass on the breakout from a defenseman will almost always result in an odd-man rush against them - but they go in anyway and dare you to make that pass. All three of their goals were just grit and effort. That's a team any fan can be proud to support...they give all they've got."
~~USCHO Poster, AFTER Tech beat us
#NeverGiveUp
#NeverSurrender
#Relentless
#Resiliant
~~USCHO Poster
"BG was relentless. It's like they know that a good first pass on the breakout from a defenseman will almost always result in an odd-man rush against them - but they go in anyway and dare you to make that pass. All three of their goals were just grit and effort. That's a team any fan can be proud to support...they give all they've got."
~~USCHO Poster, AFTER Tech beat us
#NeverGiveUp
#NeverSurrender
#Relentless
#Resiliant
Jordan moved from hospital to rehab facility on Monday, and will be there for 2-5 weeks. Docs say 4-5 weeks, Sigs says he'll be ready in 2. He says he's feeling stronger every day. There are not many who could deal with this much adversity and maintain such a positive attitude.
Du hockey comme dans le temps!
Continued best wishes to Jordan and his family!
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Sigalet’s positive career won’t become net loss
01:00 AM EST on Saturday, December 15, 2007
BY JOE McDONALD
Journal Sports Writer
PROVIDENCE — Jordan Sigalet will return to practice tomorrow.
The Providence Bruins goaltender who suffers from multiple sclerosis collapsed during the third period of a game Nov. 16 and was taken to Rhode Island Hospital. At that time, the 26-year-old was paralyzed from the waist down, and it wasn’t until recently that he could walk on his own. He was released from St. Joseph’s rehab center on Thursday and was back at the rink last night.
“It’s been a long road,” Sigalet said before the P-Bruins’ game against Bridgeport at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center last night. “Leaving the ice [on a stretcher] that night I couldn’t move my toes. It was pretty scary, but slowly things have started to come back.”
The netminder said he hasn’t set a timetable on a possible return to game action. When he’s able to return, he wants to be able to help the team win.
“I’m pretty lucky to be here right now,” he said. “It only took a month, but it could have been a lot longer.”
After a few days at Rhode Island Hospital, Sigalet was able to move his toes, which he says was a big relief. He spent two weeks in the hospital before he was transferred to St. Joseph’s. During his rehab stint, he walked the halls on his skates, and also had his gloves and stick.
“Everyone at the rehab hospital was looking at me funny,” he said. “I was getting a lot of double looks. I was just getting that itch to get back out on the ice. It was tough watching games on TV and online.”
After his collapse on the ice, it took a few minutes for him to regain consciousness, and at that point he thought his career was over.
“I was definitely out cold for a bit,” Sigalet recalls. “Waking up with [trainer] Mike Poirier asking me if I knew where I was, and what the score was, I didn’t remember much at all. As soon as I woke up I knew I couldn’t move anything from the waist down. I had no sensation at all and it was pretty scary. I have had the part with no sensation before, but never this kind of muscle weakness. Right then I stopped thinking about hockey completely and I was worried about my health and getting better.”
Because of the disease, Sigalet was in a waiting game. He had experienced MS-related episodes in the past, but never anything like the one he experience about a month ago.
His time in the hospital was spent undergoing a barrage of tests, including MRIs, and he needed two shots in his stomach each day to stop the possibility of blood clots. Plus, he was pumped full of steroids, which caused bloating. Therapists would visit him each day to stretch his muscles because he couldn’t do so on his own.
“It was pretty stressful; it takes a toll on your body,” Sigalet said of the tests. “Waiting for the results and hoping things didn’t get a lot worse, and they don’t have all the answers because that’s just how the disease is. It was just awful. If you ask me to rate it from 1 to 10, it was the lowest of all lows.”
Sigalet was diagnosed with MS in 2004, during his junior year at Bowling Green, and he hasn’t let the disease beat him.
He’s still hoping to continue his pro career. The former Hobey Baker Award finalist in 2005 was selected by the Boston Bruins in the seventh round (209th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He began his pro career with Providence in 2005.
“There’s still a lot of hard work ahead of me, but most of the battle is over,” he said. “Hopefully, everything is straight up from here.”
During his hospitalization, Sigalet, who is helping to find a cure for MS, said he received a lot of support from family, friends, teammates, coaches and fans from the P-Bruins and Boston Bruins hockey communities.
He calls this episode only a slight setback in his career.
“This is where I want to be,” said Sigalet. “I can’t wait to get back out there on the ice.
GO FALCONS!!
Sigalet’s positive career won’t become net loss
01:00 AM EST on Saturday, December 15, 2007
BY JOE McDONALD
Journal Sports Writer
PROVIDENCE — Jordan Sigalet will return to practice tomorrow.
The Providence Bruins goaltender who suffers from multiple sclerosis collapsed during the third period of a game Nov. 16 and was taken to Rhode Island Hospital. At that time, the 26-year-old was paralyzed from the waist down, and it wasn’t until recently that he could walk on his own. He was released from St. Joseph’s rehab center on Thursday and was back at the rink last night.
“It’s been a long road,” Sigalet said before the P-Bruins’ game against Bridgeport at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center last night. “Leaving the ice [on a stretcher] that night I couldn’t move my toes. It was pretty scary, but slowly things have started to come back.”
The netminder said he hasn’t set a timetable on a possible return to game action. When he’s able to return, he wants to be able to help the team win.
“I’m pretty lucky to be here right now,” he said. “It only took a month, but it could have been a lot longer.”
After a few days at Rhode Island Hospital, Sigalet was able to move his toes, which he says was a big relief. He spent two weeks in the hospital before he was transferred to St. Joseph’s. During his rehab stint, he walked the halls on his skates, and also had his gloves and stick.
“Everyone at the rehab hospital was looking at me funny,” he said. “I was getting a lot of double looks. I was just getting that itch to get back out on the ice. It was tough watching games on TV and online.”
After his collapse on the ice, it took a few minutes for him to regain consciousness, and at that point he thought his career was over.
“I was definitely out cold for a bit,” Sigalet recalls. “Waking up with [trainer] Mike Poirier asking me if I knew where I was, and what the score was, I didn’t remember much at all. As soon as I woke up I knew I couldn’t move anything from the waist down. I had no sensation at all and it was pretty scary. I have had the part with no sensation before, but never this kind of muscle weakness. Right then I stopped thinking about hockey completely and I was worried about my health and getting better.”
Because of the disease, Sigalet was in a waiting game. He had experienced MS-related episodes in the past, but never anything like the one he experience about a month ago.
His time in the hospital was spent undergoing a barrage of tests, including MRIs, and he needed two shots in his stomach each day to stop the possibility of blood clots. Plus, he was pumped full of steroids, which caused bloating. Therapists would visit him each day to stretch his muscles because he couldn’t do so on his own.
“It was pretty stressful; it takes a toll on your body,” Sigalet said of the tests. “Waiting for the results and hoping things didn’t get a lot worse, and they don’t have all the answers because that’s just how the disease is. It was just awful. If you ask me to rate it from 1 to 10, it was the lowest of all lows.”
Sigalet was diagnosed with MS in 2004, during his junior year at Bowling Green, and he hasn’t let the disease beat him.
He’s still hoping to continue his pro career. The former Hobey Baker Award finalist in 2005 was selected by the Boston Bruins in the seventh round (209th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He began his pro career with Providence in 2005.
“There’s still a lot of hard work ahead of me, but most of the battle is over,” he said. “Hopefully, everything is straight up from here.”
During his hospitalization, Sigalet, who is helping to find a cure for MS, said he received a lot of support from family, friends, teammates, coaches and fans from the P-Bruins and Boston Bruins hockey communities.
He calls this episode only a slight setback in his career.
“This is where I want to be,” said Sigalet. “I can’t wait to get back out there on the ice.
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Here's another article on Jordan's "comeback" in the truest sense of the word.
http://www.hockeyjournal.com/Article.php?ArtID=872123
http://www.hockeyjournal.com/Article.php?ArtID=872123
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ROLL ALONG!!!
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Fantastic article. Even if he doesn't want to be....he'll always be a hero in our eyes!!
"Regarding BGSU, I would think their biggest strength is that they never give up, They never slow down and they battle hard even after the other team scores. We have to be on our game and never, ever take the foot off the gas for a second."
~~USCHO Poster
"BG was relentless. It's like they know that a good first pass on the breakout from a defenseman will almost always result in an odd-man rush against them - but they go in anyway and dare you to make that pass. All three of their goals were just grit and effort. That's a team any fan can be proud to support...they give all they've got."
~~USCHO Poster, AFTER Tech beat us
#NeverGiveUp
#NeverSurrender
#Relentless
#Resiliant
~~USCHO Poster
"BG was relentless. It's like they know that a good first pass on the breakout from a defenseman will almost always result in an odd-man rush against them - but they go in anyway and dare you to make that pass. All three of their goals were just grit and effort. That's a team any fan can be proud to support...they give all they've got."
~~USCHO Poster, AFTER Tech beat us
#NeverGiveUp
#NeverSurrender
#Relentless
#Resiliant
