CALGARY - A man who knows what it takes to win a Paralympic hockey gold in Italy has come out of retirement hoping to help Canada do it again.
Five-time Paralympian Greg Westlake of Oakville, Ont., spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach of the Canadian para hockey team.
The 39-year-old put his practice jersey back on at a Canadian training camp in Calgary that concluded Tuesday.
"I absolutely love this game. I love this team," Westlake said. "It's hard to make that decision on when you want to retire because you're kind of planning your life in these four-year segments, because that's when the Paralympics are.
"I certainly wouldn't have stepped away at 36, but looking four years ahead, I didn't know if I'd still be able to still be going at 39, especially if I played every se