One year after suffering a seizure during a Grand Rapids Griffins game, Alden Hirschfeld is back and a productive member of the Toledo Walleye in the ECHL.

Hirschfeld has 10 goals and 10 assists in 26 games for the Walleye, a remarkable achievement considering what happened to him on Jan. 8, 2016. Hirschfeld was on the bench with the Griffins when he had a seizure late in the second period of a game at Van Andel Arena against Milwaukee.

It was later learned Hirschfeld had a grand mal seizure, his fourth in two years. Doctors discovered a malformation in his brain and Hirschfeld, married with a young daughter, underwent surgery to correct it in March.

In October, he re-signed with Toledo and was greeted with a loud ovation when introduced at the Walleye's first home game this season. Hirshfeld is from Sylvania, Ohio.

"All the love and support and cheers from the crowd made me cry a little bit but gave me goose bumps," Hirshfeld said in a story from NBC24.com in Toledo. "I was super excited. It was just probably one of the best experiences in my whole life of playing hockey."

Hirshfeld, who turns 29 later this month, is in his fourth season with the Walleye. He has not been back with the Griffins, with whom he has played 30 games over parts of three seasons with two goals and three assists.