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Podcast: The Bear Essentials Podcast
Episode: Fighter: Defying The NHL Odds - The Aaron Volpatti Interview
Description: This is one of the most inspirational comeback stories in professional sports.Â
Today's guest on The Bear Essentials, Aaron Volpatti, was never supposed to play in the NHL. As an average, undersized youth hockey player, Aaron had to fight his way, literally, into competitive hockey. But in the early hours of April 20, 2005, he found himself in a very different fight–a fight for his life after a devastating burn injury. Â
His book, FIGHTER: Defying The NHL Odds is a riveting account of Aaron’s journey from the Vancouver General Hospital Burn Unit to the NHL, and hi...