Graysen Cameron suffered a broken back in the horrific bus crash that took the lives of 16 people affiliated with the Humboldt Broncos 16 months ago.
Cameron, 20, has been rehabbing ever since and recently was under the guidance of the Calgary Flames training staff.
Come this fall, Cameron is hoping to land a roster spot when camp gets going in late August.
Last month, Cameron participated in a charity hockey game in Colorado.
It won't be easy trying to land a roster spot, let alone manage the emotions of competing to be a Bronco again given the trauma and physical hurdles he's overcome.
"My only focus is getting to Humboldt and being able to perform there. I don't want to show up and be average, I want to make a name for myself in the league, and do whatever it takes to try and get a championship there," Cameron told the RDNewsNow.com.
"They're always there (on my mind), and I think I'm not going back for them, I'm going back for me," he said. "But I'm playing for them. I'll always play for them.
This past season, Cameron joined his former midget team. the Red Deer Midget AAA Optimist Chiefs as an assistant coach.
One of the assistant coaches for the midget team was impressed and inspired by the way Cameron conducted himself around the team.
"His maturity level, having gone through some adversity, really had a way of coming across to our players to appreciate every day, every practice, every game, and that it can be taken away," Moller said.
"He was a great liaison, because of the age difference between us coaches and the players. His being able to communicate and understand a little bit more what they're going through was invaluable," he continued.
"Here we were thinking this would be good for Graysen. Graysen was really good for us.
Cameron, a right-winger, notched 5 goals and 3 assists in 32 games with the Broncos in his 18-year-old season.
