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An “able bodied” person is, technically, defined as someone who is strong and healthy with no physical disability.

Spend a few minutes getting to know Gabe Ferron-Bouius, and you’ll want to amend the definition.

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The 14-year-old Grade 9 student is certainly strong and healthy, but he has no right foot or ankle and a shortened fibula.

Watch Gabe on the ice for 10 minutes, though, and you will discover he is more able bodied than many boys his age.

Gabriel Ferron-Bouius stretched out at the Minto Recreation Complex in Barrhaven this week.

Just ask his teammates on the Major Bantam AA Cumberland Grads, and they’ll tell you they wouldn’t want anyone other than Gabe and teammate Nick Chabot patrolling the crease and stopping pucks for them.

A current 17-game winning streak doesn’t hurt the argument either.

How about being named MVP of the forward pack for the league champion Barrhaven Scottish? Or what about playing up an age group with the Ottawa Golden Knights last season because he was able to compete at the higher level?