Lethbridge Hurricanes player Ryan Vandervlis is shown in an undated handout photo.HO/The Canadian Press
A Western Hockey League player who was seriously burned at a backyard fire pit is working out and skating with his teammates again.
Ryan Vandervlis of the Lethbridge Hurricanes was one of three people who were injured in the June 15 fire.
He suffered burns to half of his body, was put into a medically induced coma and has had multiple surgeries.
Two other players — Jordy Bellerive, a Pittsburgh Penguins prospect, and Matt Alfaro, who now plays for the University of Calgary Dinos, were released from hospital later in June.
Vandervlis says he lost about 30 pounds and is now trying to gain that weight back.
He says he felt a little rusty the first time he stepped out on the ice but is getting plenty of support.