Sports Seconds: Injury forces a new perspective
Sport is a vehicle that provides entertainment and pleasure to countless individuals across Canada, however, it is definitely a side note compared to the well being of ones life.
Sebastien Savage, a 24-year-old athlete from the University of Moncton, was injured during an October 22 Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) hockey contest against the Acadia Axemen. Savage lost his balance while chasing a puck, and subsequently slammed into the boards head-first.
After lying motionless on the ice for nearly 20 minutes, Savage was carefully escorted off the ice on a backboard, and taken to hospital.
“It happened right in front of us,” Moncton student Daniel Belliveau told ATV News. “We're a pretty loud section and it just went dead silent.”
“The university community is very saddened by this very unfortunate incident,” said Marc Boudreau, the university's athletic director.
It has been learned that Savage's injuries are devastating, and he is now paralysed from the chest down.
Learning about this incident really made me put things into perspective.
I myself have participated in sports my whole life, have studied sport management in university, and now currently write about sports on a weekly basis, but sport almost loses all meaning when looking at Savage's incident.
Being able to participate in sports, party with friends, spend time with your children or participate in any type of activity that people love doing are situations that individuals should not take for granted, as it can be taken away from you in an instant.
Making sure you appreciate the people and the things that you are able to do in life is something that everyone should sit and think about. As I mentioned, sport is something that creates happiness for many people in the world, but there is a lot of risk involved as well.
Luckily for Savage he will be able to continue his life, but it will be a long hard battle, and his life will obviously never be the same again.
Can you live without sports? Is it impossible to imagine a world without hockey? Email Aaron at llahnoraa@yahoo.com
Sebastien Savage, a 24-year-old athlete from the University of Moncton, was injured during an October 22 Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) hockey contest against the Acadia Axemen. Savage lost his balance while chasing a puck, and subsequently slammed into the boards head-first.
After lying motionless on the ice for nearly 20 minutes, Savage was carefully escorted off the ice on a backboard, and taken to hospital.
“It happened right in front of us,” Moncton student Daniel Belliveau told ATV News. “We're a pretty loud section and it just went dead silent.”
“The university community is very saddened by this very unfortunate incident,” said Marc Boudreau, the university's athletic director.
It has been learned that Savage's injuries are devastating, and he is now paralysed from the chest down.
Learning about this incident really made me put things into perspective.
I myself have participated in sports my whole life, have studied sport management in university, and now currently write about sports on a weekly basis, but sport almost loses all meaning when looking at Savage's incident.
Being able to participate in sports, party with friends, spend time with your children or participate in any type of activity that people love doing are situations that individuals should not take for granted, as it can be taken away from you in an instant.
Making sure you appreciate the people and the things that you are able to do in life is something that everyone should sit and think about. As I mentioned, sport is something that creates happiness for many people in the world, but there is a lot of risk involved as well.
Luckily for Savage he will be able to continue his life, but it will be a long hard battle, and his life will obviously never be the same again.
Can you live without sports? Is it impossible to imagine a world without hockey? Email Aaron at llahnoraa@yahoo.com
