Athletic Therapy in the News

Gorges scratches 7-year itch

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:33:00 +0000

"Gorges said it was for his good, not that of his team, that he finally was sat down. He believes general manager Pierre Gauthier and head athletic therapist Graham Rynbend ultimately made the call in Washington on Dec. 28, ending his streak of 150 consecutive games played." Read More...

Senators aim to start playoff push against champs

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:58:00 +0000

"(Leclaire) didn't respond the way we were hoping he would after the morning said," said Clouston, who decided to hold Leclaire out after discussions with the goaltender and head athletic therapist Gerry Townend. "We felt it was in his best interests not to put him in a situation where, if we needed him tonight, he might re-aggravate (the injury) further. We need to make sure he's 100 per cent if and when he goes back into the net." Read More...

Leclaire injured again

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:14:00 +0000

“After the skate, talking with the Pascal and (athletic therapist) Gerry (Townend), he didn’t respond the way we wanted him after the skate,” said Senators coach Cory Clouston Friday afternoon. Read More...

Remembering the sports stars who said goodbye in 2010

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:43:00 +0000

"Andrew Budge, who died in December at age 24, served as a student athletic therapist at the U of W and played baseball in the Winnipeg South AAA system." Read More...

Guest post: Dan Riggins

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:49:00 +0000

"This morning I got an email from him saying he's going to Ethiopia. Apparently at the very last minute he (Dan Zemper) decided to travel as an athletic therapist with this group of runners who are trekking across the country in support of an effort to build three new schools for children there. These runners will complete 400 kilometers over the course of twelve days." Read More...

Habs' Gorges out for the season

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 05:24:00 +0000

"Some players have been able to play for extended periods without one or the other of the cruciate ligaments ... [but] I think it's fair to say he's been pretty lucky having gotten this far," said Terry Kane, a former Flames head athletic therapist and the man long entrusted with the care and feeding of Nieuwendyk's knees. Read More...

Team Ontario wins gold at U-17 Hockey Challenge

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:41:00 +0000

"Three Sudbury Wolves will head home from Winnipeg this week with gold medals hanging from their necks. Rookies Brody Silk and Mathew Campagna and athletic therapist Dan Buckland were part of Team Ontario, the champions of this year's World Under-17 Hockey Challenge." Read More...

Saint John native delighted with his Team Canada role

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:40:00 +0000

"Players aren't the only ones who dream about being part of Team Canada at the world junior hockey championship." Read More...

Driving Rod Hay

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:43:00 +0000

"But as we spoke, Hay gave me no indication how far he was prepared to go in order to test his theory. The following day, he did more than modify his technique–he rode holding the rein in his other hand. (Mark) Lafave and Dale Butterwick, another athletic therapist, watched almost in disbelief from behind the chutes. “We kind of said to each other, ‘Is he riding with the other hand?’ ” Lafave recalls." Read More...

Whitney loss tough on Oilers

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:04:00 +0000

"And, somewhere in hockey land, former athletic therapist Kenny Lowe is saying “I told you it wasn't my fault.” Read More

Wolves’ trainer sets off for U-17 Hockey Challenge

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:39:00 +0000

"Dan Buckland, athletic therapist for the Sudbury Wolves, is joining rookies Brody Silk and Mathew Campagna at the 2011 U-17 Hockey Challenge in Winnipeg, Man., from Dec. 29 to Jan. 4." Read More...

Boyd’s hat trick doesn’t help Bulldogs

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:37:00 +0000

"Bulldogs starting goaltender Curtis Sanford appeared to injure his back in the first minute of the game in a collision with Andre Deveaux of the Wolves. Less than a minute later, the puck was in the Hamilton net and Sanford was headed down the tunnel to the Dogs’ dressing room with the team’s athletic therapist, Luc Leblanc, in tow." Read More...

Let's get it started!

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:36:00 +0000

"Welcome to that time of year where we take stock of what we've done wrong over the previous 12 months, and what we plan to do differently in 2011." Read More...

Rise in reported concussions a good thing

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:33:00 +0000

"According to Alain Couture, the current head athletic therapist with the team, there may be other reasons for these increases reported by the NFL as well." Read More...

Greenhorn on the blueline

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:49:00 +0000

"Oh, the Fredericton-born defenceman will have some company on his Boxing Day flight to Winnipeg, the site of the World U-17 Hockey Challenge. Fellow Fredericton Darcy Simon Midget AAA Canadiens teammate Brayden Wood is also part of the Team Atlantic entry at the 10-team tournament, which runs Dec. 28 to Jan. 5 in Winnipeg and Portage La Prairie, Man. The team's athletic therapist is Chris Beaudoin, who does the same task for the St. Thomas Tommies." Read More...

Saint John therapist on junior nats' staff

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:06:00 +0000

"Bathurst's Sean Couturier, a highly-touted forward with the Drummondville Voltigeurs, isn't the only New Brunswicker on Team Canada's world junior roster. Saint John's Kevin Elliot (P.E.I. Rocket) is the athletic therapist, while Ste-Marie-de-Kent's Serge LeBlanc (Moncton Wildcats) is the equipment manager." Read More

Hutt not at all upset with DePape

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:53:00 +0000

"Hutt went down about 20 feet in front of the Kamloops goal. He rose to his knees, before collapsing onto his left side and going into convulsions. He received immediate medical treatment from Broncos athletic therapist Jamie LeBlanc, Kamloops trainers Colin Robinson and Pete Friedel, and Dr. Todd Ring." Read More...

Wellness Centre Nears Completion

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:54:00 +0000

"Renovations to the Morris Wellness Centre should be finished by the end of the month.
The work will provide about a 1000 square feet of new space for a physiotherapist, athletic therapist and massage therapist." Read More...

Injuries, insurance and everything in-between

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:53:00 +0000

"AFTER GRADUATING FROM Concordia University with a degree in exercise science, Crissy McPhee was hired by the Carleton Ravens as an athletic therapist. McPhee spent five years with the cross-town rivals before joining the Gee-Gees program in the fall of 2008. She is currently the head athletic therapist at the University of Ottawa-her responsibilities include training student interns in addition to treating Gee-Gees athletes. The Fulcrum recently met up with teh Montreal native to talk about her unique career path." Read More...

Between bumps n’ bruise: Being an athletic therapist is more than just a bandage job

noreply@blogger.com (ATnews) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:55:00 +0000

“It was very painful. I knew what happened [and it] wasn’t too good and our team therapist, Chris Walsh was there within seconds,” says Minshall.

He gave credit to Walsh, a student therapist from Sheridan on his placement at Seneca, for getting him through those initial moments of confusion and pain.