https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1 Crossroads (Kaleb Dahlgren) en-us 2022-04-08 22:16:29 UTC 2022-04-08 23:01:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3d2.png lb931s https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136971480 Kaleb grew up in Moose Jaw, and learned to play hockey here. This is where he fell in love with the game.]]> 2022-04-08 22:22:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136971480 lb931s https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136972818 Kaleb, at 4 years of age, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. This was life changing for him and his family, and he needed to watch every move he made.]]> 2022-04-08 22:24:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136972818 lb931s https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136976094 Kaleb and his family decided to move to Saskatoon for a "change of scenery". From here, Kaleb will pursue his hockey dreams and make new friends.]]> 2022-04-08 22:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136976094 lb931s https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136979505 Chad, Kaleb's old trainer, was his role model. Kaleb did not know it, but Chad was dealing with brain cancer, and knew he couldn't live for much longer. Chad ended up passing away. He was a hero for Kaleb.]]> 2022-04-08 22:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136979505 lb931s https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136980866 Kaleb's father, Mike, was in a bad car crash and was in awful condition after. After the crash, his dad got very sick, and was almost on the verge of death. This was a huge challenge for not only Kaleb, but his dad.]]> 2022-04-08 22:38:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136980866 lb931s https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136981799 Kaleb left home at 16 years old to go play Midget AAA for the Battlefords Stars. This was tough for him because his dad was still at home sick, and Kaleb was always worried.]]> 2022-04-08 22:40:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136981799 lb931s https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136983447 At the end of Kaleb's 16 year old season, he went and played for the Notre Dame Hounds of the SJHL, but after only two years of being on the campus of Notre Dame (Wilcox) he requested a trade. He was traded to the Humboldt Broncos...]]> 2022-04-08 22:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136983447 lb931s https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136985038 In Humboldt, Dahlgren was able to start up a skating program (with the help from his assistant coach and teammates) for diabetics, and kids just learning to play hockey in general. Kaleb was a community hero. ]]> 2022-04-08 22:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136985038 lb931s https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136987550 On the way to game 5 of the SJHL semi-finals against the Nipawin Hawks, the Humboldt Broncos' team bus was T-boned by a semi truck who went through a stop sign, killing 16 people of the team/staff. This was then the biggest thing around the news and world at the time. Everyone was hurt by this globally.]]> 2022-04-08 22:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136987550 lb931s https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136988761 Kaleb was immediately rushed to the hospital after the crash, and was fortunate enough to survive. He suffered a broken back and bad brain damage. He was lucky to be alive at this point.]]> 2022-04-08 22:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136988761 lb931s https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136989833 Kaleb was able to miraculously make a huge jump in his progression, and started physio a couple weeks after the crash. This was the first step to normalcy, but he knew that he wanted to still play hockey and had to make his friend and family proud.]]> 2022-04-08 22:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136989833 lb931s https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136991148 Kaleb was talking to the coach and management at York University in Toronto, ON before the crash, and they were nice enough to willingly give Kaleb a chance to play University level hockey after all he had been through. Kaleb was proving everyone wrong.]]> 2022-04-08 22:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136991148 lb931s https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136992338 Kaleb, after all of this was somewhat over, went back top the site of crash where people had made a monument for all those affected by the crash. This was very emotional for Kaleb, and was one of the hardest things he has ever done.]]> 2022-04-08 23:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lb931s/e8w3a6fss2l8keu1/wish/2136992338