Three hockey players burned by campfire making progress in Alberta hospital
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The general manager of a Western Hockey League team in Alberta says a player who has been in an induced coma since he was seriously burned by a campfire is making progress.
Peter Anholt with the Lethbridge Hurricanes said Tuesday that Ryan Vandervlis remains in hospital with burns on the front of his body.
The 20-year-old forward and two friends, who are also hockey players, were injured by the fire Friday night at a home near Cochrane, Alta.
Vandervlis was taken to a Calgary hospital in critical condition.