Finland’s beautiful message to Sanni Hakala – after the nasty accident that changed her whole life: “It’s heartbreaking”

Sanni Hakala will never be able to play hockey again.
The Finn has received a lot of support, and now also receives the confederation’s.
– It is heartbreaking, says Finnish national team captain Jukka Jalonen.

It was in HV71’s match against Djurgården at the end of November that True Hakalas lives changed forever. The former HV71 player fell and slid into the post of the Djurgårds goal head first and was left lying down.

Hakala’s injury

The accident occurred with three minutes played in the first period. Hakala was taken to the University Hospital in Linköping where she underwent neck surgery. Afterwards, HV71 came with the news that the operation went well. But a few days later, the 26-year-old came with the news that she has been paralyzed and will never play ice hockey again.

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In his social media, Hakala wrote:
“It is still difficult to understand what has happened, that it was so serious, that the consequences were so great. Not only that I am forced to stop playing hockey, but that I may be forced to sit in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. The injury I sustained last Friday after colliding with the goalpost has left me paralyzed from the chest down, with reduced function in my arms and hands.”