Interview with SHS Hockey Player Ryan Pohlkotte
Welcome back to Off the Reels! To wrap up the Winter Edition, I am featuring an athlete I’ve watched grow up on the ice. Meet SHS Hockey Player Ryan Pohlkotte… Hockey story: When Ryan was young, his friend Keegan’s mom invited him to watch Keegan’s hockey practice, and there was no going back. He said, “when I went, I just fell in love with the sport, and the next season, I signed up to play.” Now, Ryan is nearing the end of his junior season with the Panthers where he plays defense. Ryan’s preseason injury: In a preseason game in November, Ryan took an illegal hit from behind and to the head that left him with a bad concussion. He missed a month of the season and returned to the ice for the Mayor’s Cup in December. I asked him about what it was like to start the season like that and how he was able to come back from the serious injury. Ryan explained that it was difficult to watch his team play, knowing that he wasn’t able to be on the ice, helping them out. Instead, Ryan focused h