Kings hire paralyzed hockey player as content coordinator


Reuters | Updated: 25-01-2020 03:55 IST | Created: 25-01-2020 02:21 IST
Kings hire paralyzed hockey player as content coordinator
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Jack Jablonski's dream of joining an NHL organization was realized Friday, when the Los Angeles Kings had him sign a contract this week, eight-plus years after he was paralyzed in a high school hockey game in Minnesota. The recent Southern California graduate will use his communications degree as a content coordinator, while also being involved in podcasting, radio, and television.

"I had always dreamed of signing an NHL contract," Jablonski wrote on Twitter. "Unfortunately, that dream was taken away 8 yrs ago. Today, I'm proud to share that I've started a full-time job with the @LAKings as a Content Coordinator & working in podcasting, radio, and TV! Thank u to all who have helped me. Jablonski was playing in a game on Dec. 20, 2011, for Benilde-St. Margaret's of St. Louis Park, Minn., when he was hit from behind and sent head-first into the boards. The subsequent spinal-cord injury left him paralyzed.

His Twitter bio states that he is a paralyzed hockey player who "won't be forever," and that he is striving to prove doctors wrong.

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