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Injured Attleboro Hockey Player Makes CCL All-Star Team
Bishop Feehan's AJ Quetta, who suffered a serious spinal cord injury during a game in January, is a Central Catholic League all-star.
ATTLEBORO, MA — A Bishop Feehan hockey player seriously injured during a game last month has been named to the Central Catholic League's All-Star Team. AJ Quetta, who suffered a serious spinal cord injury that left him partially paralyzed, was selected for the 2020-21 winter team.
Quetta was injured Jan. 26 in a game in Springfield when he went head-first into the boards and was unable to move. A GoFundMe page has raised nearly $1 million for his treatment and rehabilitation.
We have one more #CCL All Star! AJ Quetta has been named an all star for the 2020/2021 Winter CCL Season! Congratulations AJ! Thank you to all the CCL schools and the great athletic directors I have the privilege of working with everyday!#CCL #AJsArmy #GoShamrocks pic.twitter.com/Hr6HGqQMcv
— Bishop Feehan Athletics (@FeehanAthletics) February 26, 2021
Quetta thanked supporters last week in his first public statement since the injury.
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"You all give me a reason to keep fighting and keep pushing," said the North Providence, R.I. resident in a video released through hockey writer Joe McDonald.
A golf tournament fundraiser in support of Quetta's recovery will be held May 17. It will be sponsored by the Boston Bruins Foundation and hosted by New England Patriots player Patrick Chung.
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The Boston Bruins Foundation also announced last week that its 50/50 raffle held for Quetta had reached $300,000 — which the team said was its largest jackpot ever.
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