In October 2018, I was selected as a captain for the Canterbury under 20 representative ice hockey team, which competed in Dunedin at a national selection tournament.
I was knocked to the ground and was slow to get up as the game continued. As I staggered towards my bench to get off the ice, my vision was blurry and all I could see were colours. As headaches started to unfold instantly, when I got off the ice, I received qualified medical attention, only to be told that no signs of injury had occurred. After sitting out for the rest of the tournament, I refocused my efforts towards recovering to compete at the world stage in January 2019, only to find that this concussion was severe.