EP.170 - Unbreakable Mindset: Jackson Drum’s Story of Resilience, Faith, and Relentless Work

About this episode

Jackson Drum shares his inspiring journey of resilience and hard work after a life-changing spinal cord injury.

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of the Up My Hockey Podcast, Jason Podollan sits down with 18‑year‑old Jackson Drum, a former CDA (Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy) player whose life changed in an instant after a devastating on-ice collision left him with a C1–C2 “Christopher Reeve” spinal cord injury. Jackson shares his journey from being a late-start, underestimated hockey kid in Minnesota—told he’d be a “C player” forever—to outworking everyone around him. He walks us through shootin...

People in this episode

Host: Jason Podollan

Guest: Jackson Drum

Topics covered

• resilience
• hockey
• spinal cord injury
• personal growth
• overcoming adversity

Keywords

• hockey
• resilience
• spinal cord injury
• personal growth
• overcoming adversity
• Jackson Drum
• Jason Podollan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy

Places: Minnesota

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