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Former Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki has been using a wheelchair since he was paralyzed from the chest down in the 2018 Saskatchewan bus crash. He recently put on an exoskeleton that allowed him to walk – and handle a hockey stick – again.
The Canadian Press
It’s been a while since Ryan Straschnitzki looked at the world from a different perspective.
The former Humboldt Broncos hockey player has been using a wheelchair since 2018, when he was paralyzed from the chest down in a bus crash in rural Saskatchewan that killed 16 people and injured 13 others.
On Thursday, he demonstrated an exoskeleton that allowed him to walk along a 12-metre track in Calgary.
“I forgot how tall I was. I’m usually sitting really low, so I don’t see people above their heads. Now being here, I get to see everybody’s head. It’s cool,” Straschnitzki said while standing in the wearable device.
“I …
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