Still in the Game, from BP Sports Network

Matt Gillard has managed to turn a negative into a huge positive in his life. 

Four years ago, the Fonthill native was enjoying a strong start to his season for the Niagara IceDogs when he suffered a serious injury. Gillard broke the C6 vertebrate in his neck in two spots on an innocent looking play in a home game, effectively ending his hockey career.

At the time, Gillard wasn’t really sure how the injury would affect his hockey career, let alone his day-to-day life.

“Right off the bat I didn’t think my neck was broken,” he said. READ MORE