Denver hockey player with broken neck returns home
November 30, 2010
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP)—A University of Denver hockey player who broke his neckduring a college game in the U.S. arrived home in Edmonton on Monday about amonth after he was injured.
Jesse Martin was steady as he walked through customs at the Edmontonairport, still wearing a metal halo that holds his head and neck stable.
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He has been recovering in hospital for the past month after surgery for theinjury sustained during a body-check.
The 22-year-old suffered three fractures of his C-2 vertebrae but recoveredenough to walk into a news conference earlier this month on his own steam.
He will spend the next five weeks in Edmonton recuperating and spendingChristmas with his family before returning to school where he will support histeam from the bench.
Injured Denver hockey player feeling fortunate
November 16, 2010
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP)—The stabilizing metal halo embedded around his headserved as a stark reminder of the on-ice collision that left University ofDenver hockey player Jesse Martin with a broken neck, but he made it clearTuesday that he feels fortunate.
Making a point of walking under his own power into a news conference atCraig Hospital, where he’s continuing his rehabilitation, Martin said he wasthankful for his doctors and for the outpouring of support from family andfriends and his team and school. Though he faces months of additional rehab, hesaid he couldn’t have come this far in his recovery without them.
One of Martin’s vertebrae was fractured in three places in an Oct. 30 gameat North Dakota when he was hit on a check by forward Brad Malone.
DU player walking after surgery for broken neck
November 9, 2010
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP)—University of Denver forward Jesse Martin walked Tuesdayfor the first time since his neck was broken during an Oct. 30 game, anencouraging step in what his doctors said will be a long recovery from adevastating injury.
It will be at least a year before anyone knows whether Martin can playhockey again, but Dr. Alex Mendez told reporters that Monday’s surgery was asuccess.
“These injuries are very serious,” Mendez said. “They can causeparalysis. Some people can die. If he had been hit a little bit more, weprobably wouldn’t be here. This was a violent injury.”
Martin, of Edmonton, Alberta, was knocked out and suffered a broken vertebrain the second period of a game at North Dakota. His father, Terry Martin, toldreporters his son had no feeling in his extremities while he was lying on theice and thought he was paralyzed.
The senior was taken to a Grand Forks, N.D., hospital, then flown to RegionsHospital in St. Paul for more specialized treatment. Surgeons on Mondaystabilized his broken vertebra by inserting a screw into the bone and realigningtwo other vertebrae. They said they fortunately did not need to fuse thevertebrae, which would have ended his playing career.
On Tuesday, Martin took his first tentative steps, walking with help fromhis bed to a chair. He sat down, got back up and walked back to his bed, doctorssaid.
Martin will remain at Regions for the next week or 10 days, then return toDenver.
“We want him confident with his ability to walk,” said his other surgeon,Dr. Robert Morgan. “We want to make sure he is swallowing OK.”
North Dakota forward Brad Malone was suspended for one game for his check ofMartin. Team officials say Martin and Malone have spoken and that Martin has nohard feelings.
Terry Martin said his son had no other wish in life but to play hockey, andis trying to focus on his recovery rather than look too far ahead.
“He said, ‘Some people look at the glass as half-full, some people look atthe glass as half-empty, I’m extremely grateful I have a glass,”’ his fathersaid.
Doctors said there’s no way they’ll know whether he can play again for atleast a year.
“A lot of things have to go right, but I’m not going to tell him hecan’t,” Morgan said.
Hockey player walking after surgery on broken neck
November 9, 2010
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP)—University of Denver forward Jesse Martin has walked forthe first time since his neck was broken during a game last month.
Doctors treating Martin at Regions Hospital in St. Paul say it may be a yearbefore they know whether Martin can play hockey again. But they say his surgeryon Monday was “very successful.”
Martin will remain at the Minnesota hospital for the next week or 10 days,then return to Denver.
Martin, a senior from Edmonton, Alberta, suffered a broken vertebra Oct. 30in a game at North Dakota. He was knocked unconscious and had no use of hisextremities for several minutes. North Dakota forward Brad Malone was suspendedfor one game for the hit.
Denver hockey player has surgery after neck injury
November 9, 2010
DENVER (AP)—Injured University of Denver forward Jesse Martin has had surgeryto stabilize a broken vertebra in his neck.
University officials say Monday’s surgery at Regions Hospital in St. Paul,Minn., went as planned and doctors will reassess Martin’s condition Tuesday.
Martin, a senior from Edmonton, Alberta, was injured Oct. 30 during a gameat North Dakota. Fighting Sioux forward Brad Malone was suspended for one gamefor his check of Martin.
Team officials say Martin and Malone have talked and Martin has no hardfeelings.
NDakota player suspended after check
November 5, 2010
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP)—North Dakota forward Brad Malone has been suspendedfor Friday’s game after a check last weekend left Denver’s Jesse Martinhospitalized with a neck injury.
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association announced the suspension beforethe game against Minnesota-Duluth.
Malone’s check of Denver forward Jesse Martin last Saturday led to threefractures in Martin’s neck. Officials gave Malone a 5-minute charging penaltyand a game misconduct.
Martin was airlifted to a Minneapolis hospital. He has feeling in allextremities. The two players talked earlier in the week, and Pioneers coachGeorge Gwozdecky said there are no hard feelings on the part of Martin.
Denver hockey player suffers fractured neck
November 1, 2010
DENVER (AP)—The University of Denver says forward Jesse Martin sufferedthree neck fractures during a game at North Dakota.
A university statement says Martin was taken to a Minneapolis hospitalSaturday for testing.
Aaron Leu, the university’s associate director of sports medicine, says inthe statement Sunday that Martin has feeling in his extremities and will undergofurther testing to determine if surgery is required.
Martin was hit by North Dakota forward Brad Malone in the second period.
Martin’s father, Terry Martin, tells The Denver Post that his son wasknocked unconscious and had no use of his extremities for several minutes.
