{"id":27618,"date":"2005-10-19T17:58:44","date_gmt":"2005-10-19T22:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2005\/10\/19\/rpis-macdonald-to-apply-for-medical-redshirt\/"},"modified":"2010-08-17T19:56:18","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T00:56:18","slug":"rpis-macdonald-to-apply-for-medical-redshirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2005\/10\/19\/rpis-macdonald-to-apply-for-medical-redshirt\/","title":{"rendered":"RPI’s MacDonald To Apply For Medical Redshirt"},"content":{"rendered":"
Two weeks after issuing a statement saying that he hoped to come back this season after treatment for testicular cancer, Rensselaer senior forward Kirk MacDonald has decided to apply for a medical redshirt this season to continue his recovery.<\/p>\n
“My cancer treatments ended two months ago,” he said in a prepared statement two weeks ago. “Now I am working to regain my weight and my strength. Although I do not have a timetable, I am anxious to be back on campus and back on the ice.<\/p>\n
“In the meantime, I wish my teammates well as they begin the season and will be following with interest. Their support, and the support of all of the RPI hockey fans, has been a big boost for me and my family.”<\/p>\n
MacDonald was diagnosed with testicular cancer back in April and had been undergoing treatment. He led the Engineers last season with 36 points (16-20–36) and was named a captain for the coming season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Two weeks after issuing a statement saying that he hoped to come back this season after treatment for testicular cancer, Rensselaer senior forward Kirk MacDonald has decided to apply for a medical redshirt this season to continue his recovery. “My cancer treatments ended two months ago,” he said in a prepared statement two weeks ago. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":140328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n