Ryan Straschnitzki

• Former Humboldt Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki walks using exoskeleton: ‘I’m very fortunate to try it’

  The former Humboldt Broncos player, paralyzed from the chest down in the 2018 bus crash that killed 16 people and injured 13 others, has been relegated to a wheelchair for years.

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  Jun 12, 2025
  
• ‘Beyond the crash’: TV series on paralyzed Humboldt Bronco player set to air

  A film crew with Regina-based Prairie Cat Productions followed Straschnitzki for eight months and created a six-part series called "We Were Broncos."

  Canada

  May 18, 2025
  
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• ‘Why not?’: Former Broncos player has sights set on Paralympic wheelchair basketball

  Ryan Straschnitzki's Paralympic dreams haven't fizzled, but his path to the international stage could take him from the ice to the hardwood.

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  Jul 31, 2023
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• Humboldt Bronco, families, say it doesn’t feel like 5 years since bus crash

  A former Humboldt Bronco player and the families of those who died in the April 2018 crash say they're still living with their grief.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2023
• Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos hockey player looks to improve buildings

  Spending the last five years using a wheelchair has given former Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki a new path forward.

  Canada

  Apr 3, 2023
• Straschnitzki fundraising for groundbreaking adaptive golf equipment

  The adaptive sports advocate is holding a charity golf tournament at Heritage Pointe on Sept. 14.

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  Aug 30, 2022
• Player paralyzed in Humboldt Broncos bus crash gets upgrade on spinal device

  Dr. Nasir Majeed travelled from Bangkok to oversee the remapping and was part of the medical team that installed Straschnitzki's original stimulator.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2022
• Injured Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki achieving independence in his recovery

  Ryan Straschnitzki was paralyzed from the chest down in April 2018, when a semi-trailer ran a stop sign and went into the path of the Humboldt Bronco's bus in rural Saskatchewan.

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  Oct 4, 2021
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• ‘You forget how tall you are’: Paralyzed Humboldt Bronco able to stand during physio

  Behind his face mask, sweat glistening on his forehead, Ryan Straschnitzki was smiling.

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  Jun 29, 2021
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki finds way back on the ice during COVID-19

  The former Humboldt Bronco junior hockey player has been spending time playing sledge hockey on a pond behind his family's home in Airdrie, Alta.

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  Feb 8, 2021