I am a high school senior, and for years, hockey was my entire life. That meant early mornings, late practices, and the kind of total focus that only comes from loving a sport so much. But during a state playoff game, one bad hit broke my collarbone and ended my season in a second. After enduring three long months of painful physical therapy, I finally made it back to the ice, only to break the exact same collarbone again. In total, I spent six months sidelined, watching my teammates play the game I loved. Experiencing those injuries back to back made me realize I hadn't just lost time on the ice; I lost a crucial window to grow as a player, an experience I could never get back.

During that long recovery, I started researching how much of my pain could have been stopped. I discovered a whole world of sports science dedicated to youth injury prevention. The information was out there, but it simply wasn't reaching the players who needed it most. That is why I started IceSafe Hockey. I wanted to turn my own setback into a resource that brings science based prevention directly to the next generation of athletes before they end up hurt like I did.