All Smiley did was elude the Grim Reaper and get to play competitive hockey again, three years after he suffered a stroke and was paralyzed on his right side. Doctors believe the stroke was caused ...
The rules required the teams to engage in a penalty stroke shoot-off, which the Americans won, 10-5, to claim bronze. This was the first and only Olympic field hockey medal for the American women to ...
“The shot was taken by a male member of the Swampscott field hockey team.” A senior Swampscott male player, believed to be named Sawyer Groothuis, struck the ball, sending it hurtling into the ...
On February 21st, 2022, during a hockey practice, Smiley suffered a stroke that left him completely numb on his right side. At the time, doctors were uncertain whether he would ever walk again.