He said he reminds himself often that coming out of the injury as well as he already has was like, as one of his doctors put it, “hitting the Powerball lottery twice.”

“I can’t even express how humbling this experience has been for me, even walking through this hospital and seeing people with similar injuries and how differently it could have gone,” Martin said, speaking with his father, Terry Martin, and his coach, George Gwozdecky, at his side.

Martin said he’s still dealing with some tingling and numbness in his arms and needs to continue regaining strength in his legs, but has been told by his doctors that he may be able to begin outpatient therapy by the end of this week. A full recovery and perhaps even a return to hockey, while a long shot, are not out of the question, though Martin said he’s not even really thinking about that at this point.

The elder Martin said the family has been overwhelmed both by the outpouring of support and by the determination Jesse Martin has shown in dealing with such a traumatic injury.

“It’s a miracle to me that he survived, first of all,” Terry Martin said, “because he’s in that 1 percent club to survive. But then to see the trajectory of his recovery is unbelievable.”