More than two years after he almost died on the ice after suffering a heart attack before a hockey game, Craig Cunningham is back on the ice, but he is not the same.
The 26-year-old former captain of the Arizona Coyotes AHL affiliate Tucson Roadrunners posted a video on his Instagram account on Wednesday of him coasting around on the ice like a pro, despite skating on an artificial leg.
That’s right.
Before a game against the Manitoba Moose on Nov. 19, 2016, he suffered a massive heart attack. The heart attack was so severe that for a few days after the attack, his heart was not beating. Using ECMO, a specialized procedure for patients so critically ill that no other support for the heart and lungs is adequate, Craig’s life was miraculously saved.
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While his professional career came to an abrupt end, Craig is now a pro scout with the Coyotes, and admits, “I still can’t skate backward.”