Jed Ortmeyer's (former Michigan hockey player) Players Tribune Article

Submitted by Kwitch22 on December 9th, 2016 at 4:24 PM

Good article about how far athletes are willing to go to get back on the field or ice. First person about his battle with blood clots. It's a good read, basically he was willing to die to keep playing hockey.

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/jed-ortmeyer-blood-clots/

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ppudge

December 9th, 2016 at 5:25 PM ^

Just saw that on my Twitter feed. Good read and an interesting story. I'm glad it seems to have worked out for him.

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Hotel Putingrad

December 9th, 2016 at 5:52 PM ^

good thing this wasn't posted yesterday Among the death threads

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SyracuseWolvrine

December 9th, 2016 at 6:53 PM ^

Jed was a class act all the way. A great example of the type of athlete and individual that we want to see on our favorite teams.

(With that being said, it saddens me that you felt the need to put "(former Michigan hockey player)" in your title. I would hope that the fans on this board would know that just by seeing his name.

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lhglrkwg

December 9th, 2016 at 11:06 PM ^

Looks like a great excuse to post these again. Oh the days of hockey being elite and regionals being in Yost...

The audio doesn't do the crowd justice. I've heard it was as deafening in there after that goal as it was in 1998 when we stuck in the game winner vs North Dakota

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03 Blue 07

December 10th, 2016 at 12:26 PM ^

I was there, in the pressbox, for this. It was the loudest I have heard a crowd at any sporting event, and I am now 35 years old. The press box was literally swaying 3 inches back and forth from the deafening noise. It was surreal.

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stephenrjking

December 10th, 2016 at 2:34 PM ^

Compared favorably with LSU at night, which I had visited a few months before, and Texas A&M, which I visited that next fall. An unbelievable weekend of hockey. One of the great spectating experiences of my life. Enjoyed a hint of irony that Dean Weasler,, the goalie Michigan chased in that SCSU game, shared this article. Greatly respect Jed's ordering his priorities when he became a father. Good man.

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