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Anderson Continuing His Rehab in Moose Jaw

February 2, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
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Calder Anderson is showing his resiliency as he battles to get back on the ice with the Moose Jaw Warriors before the end of the season.

"It's kind of how I've been my whole life," he said.

Anderson is back in Moose Jaw and skating with the Warriors as he continues to rehab from knee surgery earlier this season.

"It's great to be back, I missed this place a ton," Anderson said. "It's exciting to be back here with the boys and with all the staff, so I'm pumped for the future."

Anderson hit the ice for two preseason games with the Warriors in September, but was shutdown due to a lingering knee injury. After an MRI, it was decided that injury required surgery and he was expected to be out of the lineup for four to six months.

The Brandon product has been back at home recovering and rehabbing since then.

"It was definitely tough to hear the timeline was four to six months, that was even more devastating, but I knew my resiliency and my hard work would get me back maybe a little faster than that," Anderson said.

"I've worked hard to get back, but didn't want to push it too hard where I set myself back in my recovery."

After three months of rehab at home, Anderson returned to Moose Jaw this week and hit the ice at Mosaic Place for the first time with the team on Monday.

He will be easing himself back into game shape over the next month or so.

"There was times when my family and friends had to hold me back from a few things in working out or pushing my knee a little too hard," Anderson said. "I can't thank my family enough, especially my grandma, I lived with her for the first couple of months I was back home."

Anderson credits his family support system for helping him get back on the ice so soon.

"My family is excellent, they're so supportive and they made it a little bit easier," he said.

"The mental side was even harder than the physical side when there's nothing to do when I'm in Brandon by myself and all my buddies are gone to school or playing hockey somewhere, so it was tough."

With it being Anderson's 19-year-old season, he said it was difficult to watch the team from afar, but seeing the team succeed also served as motivation.

"When I watch the games here in Moose Jaw and the boys are succeeding and they're playing well, I just wanted to get back sooner than expected," Anderson said.

Last month, Anderson received the news that he could start skating.

"I could smile again finally when I found out that I was coming back," he said. "There was times I didn't think I was going to come back and play."

Anderson will now be working closely with Warriors athletic therapist Brooke Kosolofski to finish off his rehab and get back into game action before the end of the season.

"Brooke has been fantastic, even before I went home, he did everything he could to help me before the surgery and make sure I was mentally steady and physically steady. When I was in Brandon, he would check up on me every once in a while," he said.

"Now that I'm back, he's pushing me to get better. I have nothing but good things to say about Brooksie."

Anderson will be working in practice to get comfortable with his knee again and start working to get back into game shape.

"Gord [Burnett] has been pushing me pretty hard in practice, the lungs were burning a little bit," he said. "I know they're going to do everything they can to get me back in the lineup."

Anderson is rejoining the team with the Warriors on the upswing. The team has won six straight and are pushing towards a playoff spot.

Much like Anderson's resiliency in battling back from injury, he said he sees this Warriors' team as a resilient group, who have found their stride.

"The hockey that we've been playing has been fantastic," Anderson said. "Beating those two top teams in the league has given us a lot of confidence heading into the last couple of months, so I think we've got a great team here."

Anderson is looking forward to adding to that resiliency as soon as he can.

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