Current Events > Hockey team plays a blind man in their team (as goalie) in historical first.

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Nelson Rego is 100% blind: and by filling in as goalie for an acquaintances team, he became the first ever blind player to play in a sighted team in the provinces history.

Rego plays blind ice hockey for the Edmonton SeeHawks and met another goaltender, John Hunter, inquiring online about gear modifications and a chest protector. Later Hunter got injured, and trying to help his team find a goalie for a league game, he reached out on the Edmonton Goalies Facebook page.

Nelson calls me, and he kind of starts out with, Hey, hows the chest protector going? Hunter later told Edmonton news about the remarkable story. By the way, Im not sure if this is a good idea or not but I saw your post for a goalie sub for your league game tonight. What do you think about me playing?

The team was all in and so Nelson strapped on his kit and got ready for his first-ever sighted league match.

According to the players, they didnt tell the referee. In an interview with CTV Edmonton, Rego, who has also driven motorcycles and racecars since going blind, explains he keeps himself centered in the goal by measuring the distance between the posts with his stick and his glove.

After he uses sound to key into where the puck is and if its being challenged, all the while following audio instructions from his loving wife Emelinda, in the stands relaying the action.

The game was by no means a washout, and even though Regos team lost 9-8, he hung in there and earned the respect and admiration of the team.

They made no accommodations for me, Rego said. It was just like being one of the guys on the team and that whole comradery thing that you get with a team thats the thing that I really love the most.

Id say just go for it, Rego says. If its something you want to do, just do it. Its amazing watching hockey, but its even better playing it.

Full Article: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/blind-hockey-goalie-nelson-rego-plays-on-sighted-team-an-incredible-experience/



Would be a cool Hollywood movie if not for the fact they lost.

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Dont know about as a player but hed have a great future as an NHL ref.

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how wide is a goal? couldn't a fat dude block the whole thing?

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Infinite 2003 posted...

Dont know about as a player but hed have a great future as an NHL ref.

I see wat u did thar

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BuckVanHammer posted...

how wide is a goal? couldn't a fat dude block the whole thing?

There are limits to the size of pads, so he'd be doing so at risk to his own safety

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Wait how has he driven a motorcycle

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cant you just lie down sideways across the tiny ass goal and go to sleep. probably block 90% of shots that way anyway.


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ModLogic posted...

cant you just lie down sideways across the tiny ass goal and go to sleep. probably block 90% of shots that way anyway.

A hockey goal is 6 feet by 4 feet. How big are you?

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Antifar posted...

A hockey goal is 6 feet by 4 feet. How big are you?

https://youtu.be/HPfw4ts0TlA?t=24

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