Ball Handlers

Sam Ward | Late Development, Hockey Perils & Bouncing Back


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Introducing one of the now most prolific forwards in world hockey, Sam Ward, who didn't get his first professional contract until the age of 23, following five years as a car salesman in Loughborough. 

Sam suffered a freak injury in 2019 after a Team GB teammate smashed an almost point blanc ranged shot directly at Sam's skull. Sam was later informed that he would have impaired vision in his left eye for the rest of his life. 

Sam takes us through the injury itself and the journey that he & his family have faced since... 

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Ball HandlersBy Benjamin Draycott